Day 11: Ethics and Abnormal Practice Exam Scores

Yesterday, I listened to the Abnormal CD for a third time, and still found "new" information in the content, but significantly less than the previous listening. Consequently, I chose, today, to complete two AATBS TestMASTER Practice Exams for the Abnormal domain, in addition to the Exam 3 Ethics and Professional Issues content.

Passing both the Abnormal and Ethics domains today, the result was demonstrable gains in my EPPP performance in just over one week:

In assessing my progress, it is noteworthy that the content areas introduced are personal strengths historically, and hence the learning curve is not as steep as I anticipate, say, I/O will be. Still, I am performing more in line with how I had performed on the paper-and-pencil exams and, toward this end, I would also like point out that I took the online exams today in a library rather than a Starbucks.

My plan, now, is to introduce the Clinical domain by listening to the Clinical Audio CD on the commute to work tomorrow. Progress!

Day 7: Work Intrusions

It may seem like an excuse, but my commute/carpool situation with work is interfering with my studying. I may need to change my work schedule to eliminate the intrusions that break my momentum during the week.

Today, I listened to the Ethics CD on the way to, and the Abnormal CD on the back from, work. I'm finding the Ethics CD less helpful at this point, but the Abnormal CD continues to provide various points to memorize. I would like to point out the unusual pronunciations of "acetylcholine" and "somatoform" on this CD.

Day 4: Abnormal Content Introduced

Woke up, showered, shaved, got in the car, and listened to the entirety of the AATBS Abnormal Psychology audio CD on the way to work. Worked 10 hours. Listened to the entirety of the Abnormal CD on the commute home. Uncertain if I will be up to practice exam questions tonight, but may try to complete TestMASTER Exam 3's Ethics content before bed.