Cracking the GRE Psychology, 5th Edition

I used this book as my primary study resource and ended up getting an 800 on the test! I should qualify that by admitting that I was a psych major, but I really felt that this book covered essentially everything I needed to know. I consulted other psych GRE preparation books but found that they often had many errors or included a great deal of information extraneous to the test (esp. REA's The Best Test Preparation for GRE Psychology--stay away from that one!). I basically memorized Princeton's Review's book and I believe it really made a difference! Just don't forget to get your hands on as many old psych. GRE's as you can find!

I CANNOT believe that there are claims below from people asserting that they bought this book, studied it, and STILL did not do well on the Psych GRE. This is an absolute must have for any undergrad considering applying for graduate study and it DOES work. I just finished my first year in a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program and know that my Psych score (680) was one of the reasons why I was accepted. My advisor indicated that even though my other GRE scores left something to be desired (UGH...don't they all????), that he was impressed with my Psych subject test score. That score is due to studying this book! I promise you that if you buy this, really hit it hard and know it inside and out, that you will most assuradly do well on the exam. ***One caution: The test in the back of the book is NOTHING like the real GRE subject test. Use it to assess how you are progressing through the book, but not as a gauge of how you will fare on the actual test. Concentrate on the material itself.

I am a psychology major at the University of Washington. When I first considered taking the psych GRE I was a little scared and I felt ill-prepared. I bought a whole bunch of books and this one was by far the best. When I first started taking practice tests I scored around 540. After going through the whole book and making flash cards of every term (even cramming all of them into my head in a few days) I scored 710. 710 is 90th percentile (85th persentile in Social psychology and 95th percentile in the experimental section). I think this book does an excellent job of perparing you for all question types and it familiarizes you with a lot of different concepts that a student may not have learned in class. I would recommend this book to anyone. I would also recommend that you take as many practice tests as possible, but avoid buying a huge book full of tests. I did and I never really used any of the tests.

This book is indispensable for the serious psychology graduate applicant. I took the psych subject test for the first time in April and scored a 530. After reading through this book a few times and taking time to absorb the information, my score zoomed to a 660 when I re-tested this past December! The material is well organized and very straight forward...I actually ENJOYED reading it! Please consider this book if you buy no other review materials. It really is a must have! (Note: The practice test contained in the back of the book, though a good confidence boost, is NOT like the actual psych GRE. Use the practice booklet that ETS sends you when you register to get an accurate depiction of how you may fare on the 'real' examination)

It had been 7 years since I had a psychology course when I decided to apply for graduate school. This book made it possible for me review every area of psychology quickly by presenting material in a very succinct and useful format. There were people and topics covered on the test that were not in the book, but I was able to eliminate incorrect answers from the information Meg did include. This was the ONLY study aid I used and I was able to score in the mid 700's!