GRE Subject Exam feedback

[alissaroot]

I gave in and ordered the older ets book. I noticed the price had dropped considerably when I saw it on amazon. It isn't worth spending money on, in my opinion. It has 100 diagnostic questions, a 220 question test from 1993, and 4-5 pages of general information (nothing new). I got 92/100 on the diagnostic questions and a 177 on the practice test. This is way too good to be true. The 1993 version of the test is a lot easier than the 2000 version they send you when you register. I feel that the REA book is giving me the most realistic scores, ranging between 130-150. That is where I expect to score on the real test.

I stupidly took the 2000 version first, almost nine weeks ago, and got a 109 on it after one week of study. This scared me to death at the time. I practically hyperventilated. I now think that's not so bad for one week. I retook it the day before yesterday and got a 173, but I don't think it counts if you already went through once! I plan to spend these last three days going over the 2000 version and looking up all the answers more thoroughly on line, and going through the last bit of the ARCO and REA book I haven't used yet. And of course, going through the IC flashcards, most especially for Statistics and Research Methods.

Also, I have found mnemonic devices to be enormously helpful in remembering so much information. Here's on older thread on this forum that talks about the Psych GRE and has a good mnemonic for remembering Flourens:

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...funny.html

And here's a good website for remembering parts of the brain, I found it very helpful. It also has a peg word method mnemonic for remembering Erikson's stages of development, but peg words don't work for me. I can remember "One-Bun, Two-Shoe" and forget the rest! Episode 72 (video): Memorize the Parts of the Brain | The Psych Files Podcast

If anyone has any more psychology mnemonics, please share them with me. Feel free to send me a PM if you'd prefer!