This article relates to the AP test. For information about the IB test, see IB Psychology SL.

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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:

• History and Approaches (2-4%)
• Research and Methods (6-8%)
• Biological Bases of Behavior (8-10%)
• Sensation and Perception (7-9%)
• States of Consciousness (8-10%)
• Learning (7-9%)
• Cognition (8-10%)
• Motivation and Emotion (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%)

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The Exam

The exam includes two sections: a 70 minute multiple choice section and a 50 minute free response section consisting of two questions. The multiple choice forms two-thirds of the grade and the free-response provides the remaining third. Multiple choice (MCQ) questions or items are a form of assessment item for which respondents are asked to select one or more of the choices from a list. ... Free response is a type of question used in tests in education, workplace, and government. ...

Grade Distribution

In the 2006 administration, 101,221 students took the exam from 3,860 schools. The mean score was 3.15. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The grade distribution for 2006 was:

External links

• AP Psychology at CollegeBoard.com