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Information regarding the AP National Exam
Information regarding the AP National Exam
- The exam is 2 hours long and has two sections — multiple choice and free-response.
Section I: Multiple Choice | 100 Questions | 1 hour and 10 minutes | 66.6% of Exam Score
You’ll be asked to:
- Define and explain content from a range of course topics
- Apply skills of comparison and interpretation to course concepts, theories, and scientific methods
- YOU MUST USE A #2 PENCIL FOR THIS SECTION (No mechanical pencils)
Section II: Free-Response | 2 Questions | 50 minutes | 33.3% of Exam Score
Typical questions may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Analyze a unique scenario using concepts from different theoretical frameworks or subdomains in the field
- Design, analyze, or critique a research study
- YOU MUST USE A BLUE OR BLACK PEN FOR THIS SECTION.
The following task verbs are commonly used in the AP Psychology free-response questions:
- Identify requires that you name or point out psychological concepts as they pertain to the question.
- Show or describe requires you to detail the essential characteristics and/or examples of a particular concept, theory, or phenomenon.
- Explain, discuss, and relate require that you make logical and coherent connections among the prompt (or premise), question, and psychological concepts.
FRQ Tips and Advice
FRQ Tips and Advice
The Commandments of the FRQ
1. Thou shalt not write an introductory paragraph or concluding paragraph /statements.
2. Thou shalt not be overly concerned with grammar, spelling, etc.; it is not graded, psychological knowledge is.
3. Thou shalt always write in paragraph/bulleting format; listing is neither accepted nor appropriate. Write in complete sentences.
4. Thou shalt write in ink (black or blue). Therefore scratching out misinformation is fully accepted.
5. Thou shalt write legibly. If your essay happens to be graded at the end of the day, your free response may not receive a correct reading.
6. Thou shalt not use the "root" word when asked to define a term within your definition. (i.e. "repression is when you repress memories")-aka “circular definitions”
7. Thou shalt always tie the term that you define back to the original question.
8. Thou shalt underline the word you are defining.
9. Thou shalt use abbreviations acceptably once you establish the abbreviation with the word in your free response (i.e. independent variable(iv))
10. Thou shalt always define and apply, define and apply, define and apply…
TipsforFRQs.docxtips on free response.docThe Ultimate AP Psychology Review Vocab List
The Ultimate AP Psychology Review Vocab List
425 Terms you Ought to Know.pdfThe Major Perspectives or Schools of Thought in Psychology
The Major Perspectives or Schools of Thought in Psychology
Perspectives of Psychology Chart.docxFamous People in Psychology
Famous People in Psychology
You can also find summaries of famous people on the front page of each unit based on who did work in that field/area.
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