AP Psychology
Mr. Karl Snell
2025-2026
Introduction
The AP Psychology course is an Academic year. This is a 4-quarter or 2-semester course. The Course is aligned with the standards of AP psychology and the College Board, this is the introductory Psychology Examination. Students who take this course will be exposed to the relevant and essential psychological facts, and research findings. Terminology, psychological experiments, and many perspectives. Students will also be introduced to the various methods and observe ethical standards used by the psychologist, which also adhere to scientific practices. By taking this course the students will be enhancing their abilities to balance their objectives of critical thinking of objectives, judgment, and compassion with regard to perception and factual understanding. The rigors of the AP Psychology course require comprehensive readings and note-taking. Lecture discussions, the students' oral presentations, written reaction papers on related articles and a research paper are the teaching and learning approaches employed in this college introductory level course.
AP Psychology Exam
The AP Psychology test is a two-hour exam divided into two sections. Section I is multiple choice and Section II is free response. You will have 70 minutes for the multiple-choice section and 50 minutes for the free response section. The AP Psychology multiple choice section is worth 66.6% of your total exam score and consists of 100 questions. These questions are designed to test your skills in defining, explaining, interpreting, and applying course concepts and scientific methods. The free-response section is worth 33.3% of your total exam score and consists of 2 questions. These questions will ask you to explain behavior, apply theories, or analyze psychological research studies.
One of the best ways to prepare for this test is to work through as many practice questions as possible. Get started now with our free AP Psychology practice tests. They include
challenging questions with answers and detailed explanations.
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Some assignments may use rubric scoring. Late work will be marked as a zero, unless arranged otherwise with the instructor due to illness. All students are responsible for the highest level of honesty. Cheating and plagiarism on any work will result in a zero for that assignment. Students are required to regularly attend classes on time. All other means of misbehavior are addressed in the student handbook and will be dealt with by the administration as deemed necessary.