help! psych gre

[yikes]

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Hi,
I've basically memorized the Kaplan psych gre prep book, but when i took a practice tace from "the best prep for the gre psychology" test book, i bombed it! anyone have a similar experience? suggestions on what to do at this point? the test is on oct 6th.

 

[lakan]

hi,

i ran across www.learner.org. there are movies there about abnormal psychology, the brain the mind and some more things. it won't do the work for you, but it can't hurt

 

[TherapistDave]

Hi,
I've basically memorized the Kaplan psych gre prep book, but when i took a practice tace from "the best prep for the gre psychology" test book, i bombed it! anyone have a similar experience? suggestions on what to do at this point? the test is on oct 6th.

Yeah, I did that soooo many times it isn't even funny; well, it kind of is...anyway, you may want to try another resource, which kind of sucks, as those books can be really expensive, but if you have a couple of hours to waste at a Borders you will be able to sit down with some of the other books and see what they have to offer. This was my tactic - I simply grabbed 8 or 10 books on the GRE/Psych GRE and studied them all for the evening (my wife was bored out of her mind). When I was done, I bought the few that I thought were really helpful.

Other than that, good luck.

 

[kyril]

kaplan does have an online psych gre prep course...for $499!

do you still have your textbooks from undergrad? those might be your best resource (checking out the questions at the end of each chapter, key words, glossary...)

good luck!

 

[JockNerd]

Get one of your practice tests. Go back through all the questions and code the items for topic area (neuroanatomy, disorders, therapy theory, researcher names, etc.). Take a look at your scores across the topic areas. Ignore anything your scores suggest you obviously know, at least for now, and focus on the topic areas you're weak in by reading carefully through that section of an intro psych book and maybe reading through related websites. This was my strategy, and I felt it worked very well. You have evidence for being strong in some areas and won't feel you're neglecting them if you read in those areas less, and you can see real improvements if you take another practice test and code those questions.

Bah on prep courses. Way too pricey. I got by with a Princeton Review prep book and hand-made flashcards.

 

[Ollie123]

I've always heard a 101 book is the way to go.

Can't really offer any more than that though. I didn't take any practice tests since I foolishly signed up for the psych GRE 3 weeks following my general GRE and was too burned out to spend much time studying. I worked from a Kaplan book for the little studying I did do though and ended up doing quite well (93rd percentile I believe it was) so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[scienceisbeauty]

Use your PSY100 textbook. The best textbook in the world = Gleitman textbook. It's fantastic. Covers you so well - it has a study guide for it too. But I don't know, I would study it as best you can, the study guide at least if nothing more if your test is too close to really get into anything big..

 

[scienceisbeauty]

Get one of your practice tests. Go back through all the questions and code the items for topic area (neuroanatomy, disorders, therapy theory, researcher names, etc.). Take a look at your scores across the topic areas. Ignore anything your scores suggest you obviously know, at least for now, and focus on the topic areas you're weak in by reading carefully through that section of an intro psych book and maybe reading through related websites. This was my strategy, and I felt it worked very well. You have evidence for being strong in some areas and won't feel you're neglecting them if you read in those areas less, and you can see real improvements if you take another practice test and code those questions.

Bah on prep courses. Way too pricey. I got by with a Princeton Review prep book and hand-made flashcards.

Thas good advice there my friend.