MCAT Psychology Review — Soleil Med School Prep™

Master Psychology for the MCAT

The MCAT Psychology Review is the high-yield psychology resource for pre-medical students preparing for the Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior section of the MCAT. This guide covers every psychology topic tested with the depth and clarity needed to score in the top percentile.

Topics Covered

• Biological Bases of Behavior: neuron structure and function, neurotransmitters, nervous system organization, brain structure and function, sleep, consciousness
• Sensation & Perception: sensory systems, signal detection theory, perceptual organization, attention
• Learning & Memory: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, memory types, encoding, storage, retrieval, forgetting
• Cognition & Language: problem solving, decision making, cognitive biases, language development and structure
• Motivation & Emotion: theories of motivation, hunger, sex, achievement; theories of emotion, stress and coping
• Developmental Psychology: Piaget, Erikson, Vygotsky, Kohlberg — cognitive, social, and moral development across the lifespan
• Personality: psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, social-cognitive theories; personality assessment
• Psychological Disorders: DSM categories, etiology, symptoms — mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, neurodevelopmental disorders
• Social Psychology: attitudes, persuasion, conformity, obedience, group dynamics, prejudice, discrimination, aggression, altruism
• Identity & Self: self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy, social identity theory, stereotype threat

Soleil Scientific Rating™

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — The Psych/Soc section is one of the highest-scoring opportunities on the MCAT. Master the vocabulary and the theories — and this section becomes your advantage.

Advancing Science. Empowering People. — Soleil Scientific Group