General Information:
- Bring pencils with erasers and black pens
- Bring a watch that does not beep (turn off all alarms & alerts)
- Do not wear any psychology related clothing
- Do not bring anything else: books, papers, calculators, cell phones, etc. (cell phones will be placed into the envelopes that you had during your pre-registration)
- 100 multiple choice questions -- 70 minutes
- 2/3 of the overall grade
- A-E Answers
- Names, charts, graphs, drawings are all possible
- There is no 1/4 point adjustment for guessing, if you are not sure about a question, take your best educated guess after using process of elimination
- 2 required Free Response (essay) Questions -- 50 minutes
- 1/3 of the overall grade - 1/6 of grade for each question
- Points are given for correct responses not taken away for incorrect material
- Points can only be removed if one part of an answer contradicts another part
- Read through both questions before doing anything else
- Think through the answer before starting to write
- Write an outline or notes in the test question booklet
- Don’t be afraid to
cross something out, if needed - Write in sentences - DO NOT OUTLINE OR BULLET YOUR ANSWER.
- Be as complete as possible, but keep to the point.
- Watch the time. Don’t get caught short on essay #2
- Structure the answer following the structure of the question
- Do not discuss the multiple-choice section with anyone
- Do not discuss the free response questions for 48 hours. The general rule of thumb is wait until the questions have been posted on the College Board website
- Do NOT post, text, email etc. anything about the exam on the Internet, especially on Facebook, Twitter or other social networks
- Do not come and visit me between the multiple choice section and free response section