5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology 2019

Take a Diagnostic Exam ❮ 37

Calculate Your Score

Multiple-Choice Questions

AP PSyChOlOgy DIAgnOStIC ExAM

Raw Score (# Right) Approximate AP Grade

75–100 5

60–74 4

44–59 3

30–43 2

0–29 1

If you have progressed beyond Chapter 13 (Developmental Psychology) in your study

of psychology and are ready to write a practice essay, try the one that follows in this book.

If you haven’t studied development yet, and you really do want to write an essay, here’s a

good alternative:

• Go to the College Board website at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/.


• Select “Preparing for the Exams” under Advanced Placement.


• Select “AP Psychology” under History & Social Science.


• You will arrive at a page that typically lets you select from over 10 years of exams. Choose
  a year for which you see Scoring Guidelines available so that you’ll be able to score your
  response.


• Free-response question #1 for 2006 deals with research methods. This is a topic generally
  studied early in the course, so it might be an appropriate practice essay for you.