Khan Academy for Psychology

[remedy23]

I've been going through the Khan Academy videos, I've noticed that they're great so far, having content that isn't mentioned in the prep books.

I know there's also content that is mentioned in the Prep books that isn't included in Khan Academy videos. Is it a better idea to use Khan Academy videos as the primary source of content review and supplement with TPR for topics mentioned in Khan Academy and exclude TPR content that doesn't correlate with Khan Academy videos? (I know Khan Academy probably has a better idea of what will be on the exam vs. TPR)

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[Dr. Trenb]

Use AAMC "Complete MCAT2015 Exam Content Description" PDF. You can find it here:
https://www.aamc.org/students/download/377882/data/mcat2015-content.pdf
Go to page 79 for psychology topics.
It's up to you to use KA or TPR to cover the material needed. If you like the videos, @mcatjelly has a list pairing the passages to videos (scroll to the bottom of the thread):
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...ogy-and-sociology-vids-a-compilation.1145116/

 

[vicktrump]

I used a lot of KA for psych and just got my percentile back in that section of 85-100%, use their passages but get a base understanding from a prep company book first. At least that's what I did.

 

[basophilic]

Yeah, I haven't taken the real thing yet, but I can bet you that reading from a prep book and filling your own notes into the AAMC outline will allow you to remember it FAR better than just watching a video. Use TPR or Kaplan and supplement with the KA videos. KA videos are also a perfect review supplement for when you do FLs and passage practice. Also, just watching a video won't help; it's better to write a summary from memory of what you learned and/or do passage practice tackling the exact topic you're uncomfortable with.

 

[remedy23]

Thanks guys, I'm taking notes on the KA videos, but not sure if I should also supplement these with the TPR book? The TPR book would be faster to get through, but it's missing stuff, I don't know if I should spend even more time using both KA and TPR?