- AP Psychology
:"This article relates to the AP test. For information about the IB test, see
IB Psychology SL ."The Advanced Placement Psychology (AP Psychology, AP Psycho, or AP Psych) course and corresponding exam is part of the College Board's
Advanced Placement Program . This course is tailored for students interested in the field ofpsychology and as an opportunity to earn placement credit or exemption from acollege -level psychology course. It was the shortest AP exam untilAP Physics C exam was split into two separate exams in 2006.Topics covered
The College Board provides a course of study to help educators prepare their students for the AP Psychology exam. The exam covers the following areas. The percentage indicates the portion of the multiple-choice section of the exam focused on each content area [cite web|title=
url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/psych/topics.html] :
*History and Approaches (2-4%)
*Research and Methods (6-8%)
*Biological Bases of Behavior (8-10%)
*Sensation andPerception (7-9%)
*States of Consciousness (2-4%)
*Learning (7-9%)
*Cognition (8-10%)
*Motivation andEmotion (7-9%)
*Developmental Psychology (7-9%)
*Personality (6-8%)
*Testing and Individual Differences (5-7%)
*Abnormal Psychology (7-9%)
*Treatment of Psychological Disorders (5-7%)
*Social Psychology (7-9%)The Exam
The exam includes two sections: a 70 minute
multiple choice section (about 100 questions) and a 50 minutefree response section (2 prompts). The multiple choice forms two-thirds of the grade and the free-response provides the remaining third. [cite web|title=url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/psych/exam.html]
Grade Distribution
In the 2007 administration, 116,128 students took the exam from 4,257 schools. The mean score was 3.09. [cite web|title=
url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/psych/dist.html]
The grade distribution for 2007 was:
Composite score range
The College Board has released information on the composite score range (out of 150) required to obtain each grade: [cite web|url=http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/336324-official-ap-curve-thread-3.html|title=Official AP curves released by College Board at some point]
References
Notes
External links
* [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_psych.html AP Psychology at CollegeBoard.com]
* [http://www.course-notes.org/psychology AP Psychology Outlines and Notes]
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