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sanantone Wrote:I did not take Human Growth and Development, but I did take Lifespan Developmental Psychology. It's pretty much the DSST equivalent to HG&D, but it's supposed to be easier. Well, it wasn't easy and I heard that HG&D is the most difficult psychology test out of the CLEPs and DSSTs. Here were my scores.
Lifespan Developmental Psychology - 62
Intro to Sociology - 63
Intro to Psychology - 70
Educational Psychology - 70
I took the Intro to Psychology test and a few psychology courses before the rest of the tests.
sanantone:
I can see you already took Sociology, Psych, and Educational Psych. What are your thoughts about these 3?
Based on your scores, Psych and Edu Psych were higher than Sociology, so I would think those two should be more doable than Sociology, what do you think?
Thanks.
--Nelson
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There is a little overlap between sociology and psychology, but not as much as between psychology and educational psychology. It could also be based on my own background. I already had a background in psychology and education and almost none in sociology. Well, I did take sociology in high school, but forgot everything.
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Thanks sanantone, I appreciate it.
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Ok, so I'm back to this.
I will be taking the Intro to Psychology CLEP test within a week (11/15/11).
Any suggestions besides the Flash Cards from InstantCert are welcome 
Thanks!
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I watched this series.
Resource: Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition
I also watched a couple of other series on there about the mind and the brain and I read this online textbook.
Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online
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11-07-2011, 11:58 PM
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sanantone Wrote:I watched this series.
Resource: Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition
I also watched a couple of other series on there about the mind and the brain and I read this online textbook.
Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online
Thanks sanantone for your input.
I just went through the Specific Feedback (for the first time) and it really helps to get a better idea about the exam.
So far, I'll go ahead and use the following resources:
1. Specific Exam Feedback Section
2. IC Flashcards
3. Free Clep Prep.com --- (practice tests) and Study Guide: http://www.free-clep-prep.com/support-fi...-notes.pdf
4. Pearson's: The Biological Basis of Behavior (it also has Flashcards and Power Point Presentation)
5. Psychology 101 Table of Contents at AllPsych Online
6. http://psychology.about.com/od/biopsycho...ture.htm):
7. Peterson's Practice Tests: CLEP Practice Tests
I just found the following site: Introduction To Psychology - Exam Study Guides
I'm not sure if I'll go through that one but I thought better to post it here.
Oh, and also this one: http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology (although the website itself contains stuff that can take you away from studying :coolgleam:
I'll see how it goes.
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Ok folks, so I took the Intro to Psychology CLEP exam today and I passed with 54. 
Thank you for your replies and links guys.
What I can say for now is that my test was about 90% of application questions.
For instance: "Howard is lying down on a bed and electric conductors are placed on either side of his head. In a moment, an electric current will be passed through his brain. What type of therapy is this?"
In other words, understanding all the concepts is a must so they can be applied to 'real world' situations. I'm not sure if most or all Intro to Psych CLEP tests are like that, but at least mine was.
I really recommend this website: Psychology: An Introduction, 12/e
It has 15 chapters of Intro to Psych. Each chapter has Pretest, Application Quiz, Chapter Exam, and web activities. It also has interactive learning, chapter reviews, flashcards, power point presentations, etc.
I will post all my feedback about this exam in the Registered Users Feedback section.
Just one more test to go: Intro to Educational Psych. within 3 weeks.
Again, thanks to all.
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NelsonB. Wrote:Ok folks, so I took the Intro to Psychology CLEP exam today and I passed with 54.
Congrats on a pass! :hurray: Good luck with your next one!
CLEP:
West. Civ I - 65, A&I Lit - 66, Biology - 65, Chemistry - 55, Nat. Sciences - 64, US Hist I - 68, Am. Lit - 61, US Hist II - 62, Am. Gov. - 67, Macroecon. - 63, Microecon. - 75, College Comp. - 66, Prin. of Marketing - 68, Prin. of Mngt - 71
DSST:
Civil War and Reconst. - 70, Prin. of Supervision - 443, Intro to World Rel - 477, Intro to Bus - 443, HR Mgmt - 64, Intro to Computing - 458, Prin. of Fin. Acct - 80 , Bus Ethics & Society - 447, Prin. of Finance - 437
ALEKS:
Int. Algebra, College Algebra, Precalc, Intro to Stats., Business Stats.
SAYLOR:
Corp. Comm - 78%, Bus Law and Ethics - 76%
PENN FOSTER:
Manag. Acct. - 96, Int. Acct. 1 - 98, Int. Acct. 2 - 87, Cost Acct. - 94, Strategic Bus. Mngt. - 95
ADAMS STATE:
Auditing - 89
LSU:
Adv. Acct. - B
TECEP:
Fed Income Taxation
BSBA Accounting
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HorseManiac Wrote:Congrats on a pass! :hurray: Good luck with your next one!
Thank you! :coolgleam:
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Congratulations, NelsonB!
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