As a college-prep elective, Psychology provides students with a foundational understanding of psychology’s key concepts, people, and debates. The overarching emphasis of the course is on a historical and philosophical approach to the way human beings think and behave, with somewhat limited engagement with the biological and experiment-oriented perspectives that are more typical of AP. In particular, the course focuses on developmental, social, cognitive, and clinical psychology. There are opportunities for investigating and applying theoretical approaches throughout, giving students the opportunity to see how psychology’s ideas have real-world implications and the power to inform daily living.