GRE Psychology Subject Test study plan

Map the biological domain's major subareas (neuroanatomy, neurotransmitters, endocrine, genetics, sensory systems) and rate your confidence on each on a 1-5 scale

Label a blank outline of the human brain from memory, naming at least 15 structures and one function each

Build a one-page reference table pairing the major neurotransmitter systems with their functions, agonist/antagonist drug examples, and disorders linked to dysfunction

Explain the resting potential and action potential sequence aloud without notes, then check your explanation against a textbook figure

Distinguish and give an original example of each memory system (sensory, working, episodic, semantic, procedural, priming)

Diagram the modal model of memory and Baddeley's working memory components with the flow of information labeled

Summarize the classic findings in attention research (filter, attenuation, divided attention) and state what each paradigm measured

Trace the stages of language processing from phoneme to discourse and identify one classic aphasia pattern per stage

Work 40 practice items on memory and attention and log every error with its cause

Contrast the major social-psychology theories (cognitive dissonance, social identity, attribution biases, conformity and obedience) and state the key study logic behind each

Explain when and why the fundamental attribution error, self-serving bias, and actor-observer bias diverge

Predict group-behavior outcomes (social loafing, deindividuation, group polarization) from stated conditions in five constructed scenarios

Build a comparison table of persuasion routes, attitude-change mechanisms, and helping-behavior models

Re-test the week 1 and week 2 material with a timed 30-item mixed set drawn only from biological and cognitive topics

Connect at least eight biological mechanisms to cognitive phenomena (e.g., hippocampal damage and amnesia, dopamine and reward learning) in a two-column linkage list

Re-explain every item missed in weeks 2 and 3 without consulting notes

Order the major developmental milestones (motor, language, attachment, moral and cognitive stage theories) on a single annotated timeline

Contrast stage theories with continuous/contextual models of development and name the evidence each relies on

Explain how research designs (cross-sectional, longitudinal, sequential) yield different conclusions about aging effects

Answer 30 developmental practice items and classify each error as a fact gap or a reasoning gap

Differentiate the major disorder categories by defining symptoms, typical onset, and distinguishing features in a comparison grid

Match each major class of psychotropic medication to its mechanism and primary indication

Compare the leading psychotherapy orientations on target problems, mechanisms, and evidence base

Apply diagnostic reasoning to five vignettes, writing the key discriminating feature that rules alternatives out

Distinguish reliability from validity and identify which type of each applies in ten described research situations

Compute and interpret mean, median, mode, standard deviation, z-scores, correlation, and a basic t-test result from supplied raw numbers

Identify the design flaw or confound in eight short study descriptions and propose a fix for each

Explain how sampling, effect size, and statistical significance interact in interpreting a result

Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions and record per-domain accuracy

Rank all six domains by accuracy and re-drill the two weakest with targeted review

Review every flagged or guessed item from both tests and convert each into a one-line rule you can recall

Finalize a one-page formula and concept sheet covering statistics, research design, and the most-missed facts