AP Psychology Unit 3: Development and Learning

15–25% of the exam9 topics75 multiple-choice questions on exam day, so this unit is worth roughly 11–19 of them.

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3.1 Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology
3.2 Physical Development Across the Lifespan
3.3 Gender and Sexual Orientation
3.4 Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
3.5 Communication and Language Development
3.6 Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan
3.7 Classical Conditioning
3.8 Operant Conditioning
3.9 Social, Cognitive, and Neurological Factors in Learning

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