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Psychology Practice Exam. From the 2012 Administration. This practice exam is provided by the College Board for AP Exam preparation. Exams may not be posted on school or personal websites, nor electronically redistributed for any reason.
• Identify basic and applied research subfields of psychology. • Identify basic elements of an experiment (variables, groups, sampling, population, etc.). • Compare and contrast research methods (case, survey, naturalistic observation). • Explain correlational studies.
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Answers must be cogent enough for the meaning to come through. Spelling and grammatical mistakes do not reduce a score, but spelling must be close enough so that the reader is convinced of the word. A response can earn points only if the student clearly conveys what part of the question is being answered. It is possible to infer the part of the que...
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Note: Student samples are quoted verbatim and may contain spelling and grammatical errors.
The responses to this question were expected to demonstrate an understanding of various characteristics of a nonexperimental research study and to show how specific psychological terminology applied to the scenario. The responses needed to demonstrate understanding of the concepts of hypothesis, operational definition, generalizability of a study t...
review for the AP ® Psychology Exam progresses. • Know the various types of research methods (data collection strategies). Which is most reliable for which type of investigation? • Regardless of the research, be prepared to explain variables: independent, dependent, confounding and control in the experimental designs.
Within the major fields of psychology, appropriate research methodology is crucial to produce reliable and valid results and avoid bias. In this unit, students are introduced to research methods and designs that will help them learn how to avoid ethical misconduct and design flaws.
For example, if a response applies a concept in two contradictory ways (such as identifying both the measured variables as the independent variable or describing proactive interference as interference from both older and newer information), the point is not earned.
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