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Thursday, April 25, 2013

AP Psychology Testing Information, Tips, and General Security

Great information shared here from Teaching High School Psychology Website. It also includes an incredible amount of helpful information. Check it out.

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)
Multiple Choice Section:
  • 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
Free Response Section:
  • 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
Test Security:
  • 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