Psychology GRE Subject Test

Can you provide me the syllabus of GRE or Graduate Record Examination of Psychology Subject Test as I need it for preparation of the exam?

The GRE Psychology subject test is a standardized test used in admission decisions by some graduate programs in psychology in several English-speaking countries, especially in the United States

There are three major components to this test: (1) Experimental, (2) Social, and (3) Other areas. The score ranges from 200 to 880, although 90% of test-takers score between 440 and 760, with 50th percentile around 615. The average score on Psychology subject test is 577 at Master's level and 633 at Doctoral level

Content Specifications
I. EXPERIMENTAL SUBSCORE — 40%
A. Learning (3–5%)
1. Classical Conditioning
2. Instrumental Conditioning
3. Observational Learning, Modeling
4. Theories, Applications and Issues
B. Language (3–4%)
1. Units (phonemes, morphemes, phrases)
2. Syntax
3. Meaning
4. Speech Perception and Processing
5. Reading Processes
6. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
7. Bilingualism
8. Theories, Applications and Issues
C. Memory (7–9%)
1. Working Memory
2. Long-term Memory
3. Types of Memory
4. Memory Systems and Processes
5. Theories, Applications and Issues
D. Thinking (4–6%)
1. Representation (Categorization, Imagery, Schemas, Scripts)
2. Problem Solving
3. Judgment and Decision-making Processes
4. Planning, Metacognition
5. Intelligence
6. Theories, Applications and Issues
E. Sensation and Perception (5–7%)
1. Psychophysics, Signal Detection
2. Attention
3. Perceptual Organization
4. Vision
5. Audition
6. Gustation
7. Olfaction
8. Somatosenses
9. Vestibular and Kinesthetic Senses
10. Theories, Applications and Issues
F. Physiological/Behavioral Neuroscience (12–14%)
1. Neurons
2. Sensory Structures and Processes
3. Motor Structures and Functions
4. Central Structures and Processes
5. Motivation, Arousal, Emotion
6. Cognitive Neuroscience
7. Neuromodulators and Drugs
8. Hormonal Factors
9. Comparative and Ethology
10. States of Consciousness
11. Theories, Applications and Issues

II. SOCIAL SUBSCORE — 43%
A. Clinical and Abnormal (12–14%)
1. Stress, Conflict, Coping
2. Diagnostic Systems
3. Assessment
4. Causes and Development of Disorders
5. Neurophysiological Factors
6. Treatment of Disorders
7. Epidemiology
8. Prevention
9. Health Psychology
10. Culture and Gender Issues
11. Theories, Applications and Issues
B. Lifespan Development (Childhood, Adolescence, Aging) (12–14%)
1. Nature-Nurture
2. Physical and Motor
3. Perception and Cognition
4. Language
5. Intelligence
6. Social and Personality
7. Emotion
8. Socialization, Family and Cultural Influences
9. Theories, Applications and Issues
C. Personality (3–5%)
1. Theories
2. Structure
3. Assessment
4. Personality and Behavior
5. Applications and Issues
D. Social (12–14%)
1. Social Perception, Cognition, Attribution, Beliefs
2. Attitudes and Behavior
3. Social Comparison, Self
4. Emotion, Affect and Motivation
5. Conformity, Influence and Persuasion
6. Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
7. Group and Intergroup Processes
8. Cultural and Gender Influences
9. Evolutionary Psychology, Altruism and Aggression
10. Theories, Applications and Issues

III. OTHER AREAS — 17%
A. General (4–6%)
1. History
2. Industrial-Organizational
3. Educational
B. Measurement and Methodology (11–13%)
1. Psychometrics, Test Construction, Reliability, Validity
2. Research Designs
3. Statistical Procedures
4. Scientific Method and the Evaluation of Evidence
5. Ethics and Legal Issues
6. Analysis and Interpretation of Findings

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