You Can Get Better Grades, Learn More, and Have Less Stress – All While Spending Less Time Studying!

As a psychology student, I bet you want better grades and a better understanding of the subject. About half-way though my psychology degree I realised I did too, but unfortunately I had spent a year and a half getting drunk and leaving everything to the last minute (have you ever done that?). Since the study skills lectures in my course were so bad (the ones I showed up to at least), I had to find out some better solutions by myself.



I looked up everything, from books on accelerated learning to help spend less time on each topic; memory tricks used by magicians which made recall during exams far easier; speed reading techniques so my list of books ‘To Read’ actually started getting smaller for a change, as well as the scientific research on goal setting, productivity, and performance which allowed me to get more done in less time, even allowing some time for a social life on top. These and other methods are what the new book How to study psychology is made up of. I’m actually shocked that this stuff isn’t taught on actual courses (especially psychology), but I guess the tyranny of out-dated study skills prevails.

How to study psychology is a psychology study guide with the aim of giving you a better and more successful experience while studying psychology, in other words: better grades, less stress, better understanding, and more free time.



This is possible to do, simply because unless you’ve specifically learned how to study psychology, your habits will be far from optimal. Therefore with a little tweaking to your routine and by focusing on some specific areas, you can improve the overall experience. But you have to do it in a specific way.

There are two things you are going to need:

The first is a good understanding of research methods, including the scientific method and statistics. I know, I know, you hate the research methods portion of your course; you signed up to study human behaviour, not statistics! Why are they teaching you this?! I didn’t like it either, in fact, it was my least favourite class.



But, unfortunately we have no choice and we’ll have to get an understanding of this if we want to graduate. If nothing else, we won’t lose marks by interpreting papers incorrectly.



To help you do this I’ve taken a slightly different approach to the norm. This is a study guide, not a text book, so you won’t get the mathematical ins and outs of how statistical tests work. Instead, I have given you a much more streamlined way to understand research methods, including:

Basically, I’ll take you to the point where journal papers are not scary anymore!

Why your current study habits are making things worse

The second thing (or group of things in fact) you need in order to have a better college experience with less stress, are study skills. The problem with study skills is that the way that comes naturally, the way we’re taught in our younger years, is not optimal for a degree course.



I’ve spoken and observed many, many people, and rarely are their methods of note-taking, memorising material optimal from the start. But when I say ’study skills’ here I’m not talking about doing a 5 minute questionnaire to find out that you’re a ‘visual learner’, I mean the best techniques for accelerated learning, critical thinking and productivity, as well as step-by-step guides to producing written assignments.



It’s not our fault though, I was surprised to learn that many psych students have never been taught how to study properly: let alone how to study psychology properly.



I certainly had to figure it out for myself, for the most part. There are things you can do to make college success easier. I’ve studying down into its constituent parts and described easier and more efficient ways to do each part, which has the result of improving performance on the overall task.



The constituent parts I speak of are: 1) taking information in; 2) keeping it in; 3) understanding the information and applying critical thinking skills; 4) getting the information out (in your written assignments); and 5) productivity, so that you’re getting more done in less time.

Cut study time in half through better ways of finding the information you need

This covers things like research skills, speed reading, and a simple trick that lets you do 10-20 hours of extra study each week without intruding on your free time at all. It’s fairly clear that there is a great deal of information in books, papers, and your professors heads that you need. But there’s so much to learn! You’ll learn how to locate the information you do need while ignoring that which you don’t, saving you time and effort.

Memory tricks and other techniques to help you breeze through tests

What’s the point of learning something if you can’t recall it in an exam? Here you’ll learn how to use memory techniques, mind maps, flashcards and other methods to help give you a concrete memory of the things you’ll need to recall.



The aim is to be able to sit down in an exam and easily recall the information you need – and your confidence at being able to do so will greatly reduce your stress (conversely, increased stress will decrease your ability to recall).

Understand the information and make critical thinking easier

In a psychology course it’s not enough to memorise information and regurgitate it in your exams and assignments. You’ll get a poor mark if you do this, plus you finish with a weak understanding of the field. To do well, you will need to do things like “Show your understanding,” display “Critical thinking” and “Originality.” In other words you need to process the information that you’ve gotten into your head. This section describes several ways you can do this.



You get tips to help you understand difficult material that you’re struggling with, and a very comprehensive critical thinking section – an essential component to any psychology study guide (and one that’s often lacking).



But I don’t just explain some critical thinking principles and concepts and then leave you to it, because the easiest way to learn this is by doing. So you also get a critical analysis check list – actually, you get two; one for when you’re evaluating theories and arguments, and another for when you’re criticising evidence.



So when you’re reading through a journal paper, you can refer to the questions and easily find holes and limitations in the arguments and data, which you can use in your critiques.

How to write excellent essays and reports

This section covers the main forms of written assignment you will be required to do, including:



Essay writing:



The main error in essay writing is not answering the question correctly, so I’ve devoted quite a large part of this section to figuring out exactly what the question is asking of you, and example structures for the different types of question. Also included in this section are:

Exam strategies:



Personally I’m not a fan of exams as a way of assessing you. I don’t think it’s fair to assess you in a situation that you’ll never be in ever again. But still, exams exist so we’ve got to play the game until they don’t. In this section:

Your Dissertation



With your dissertation, I think it’s best to aim for something that you’ll be able to publish when completed. In many ways, setting your sights this high actually makes the dissertation easier, as you’ll see.

How to get more done, in less time

This is arguably the most important study skill. Being able to plan your time effectively, and how to get more out of the time you do put in, is essential. Since psychology as a field has contributed so much to what we know about how to increase human performance, it’s surprising this stuff isn’t taught in the syllabus by default!



This section covers:

By breaking the process of studying down into these constituent parts, you can streamline the whole process to make it more efficient, and highlight weak areas in your study routine to work on them individually.

Is this for me?

If you’ve read this far you can probably see that this could make a drastic difference in your college career. It might mean the difference between struggling through and sailing through; maybe even enjoying the experience as you go!



What you’re getting here is a guide to philosophy of science, research methods and statistics, accelerated learning, critical thinking and productivity, all in the one book.



The 155 page ebook is available for the low price of $29.95. This is less than the cost of a meal out. When you consider that the benefits will stay with you through your whole college experience (and beyond), and that the cost per day calculates to around a couple of pennies, this starts to look like a good investment.



Still not sure? Then download the first chapter for free [coming soon!] and see if you like what you see. This is not some fake chapter written just for this purpose, but the actual first 23 pages of the book.



Plus you have a 30-day money back guarantee. I’m guaranteeing that the book will make your course easier, if it doesn’t you can return it with no hassle. There is absolutely no risk to you.

Special discount! The first 50 buyers are able to get a 33% discount on the
price of the book, bringing the price down to around $20! Just enter the discount code FIRST50 and update the cart when you check out!

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