5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

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Multiple-Choice Questions

AP PSYCHOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC EXAM

Raw Score (# Right) Approximate AP Grade

53–70 5

42–52 4

31–41 3

21–30 2

0–20 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 Web site at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/.


• Select “AP” under College Board Tests.


• Select “Psychology” under Subjects.


• Select “Sample Questions & Scoring.”


• You will arrive at a page that typically lets you select from 5 or 6 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.

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