5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2010-2011 Edition - Laura Lincoln Maitland [9]
APRIL 1–15
—Skim Chapters 1–4 of this book.
—Skim Chapters 5–11.
—Carefully go over the Rapid Review sections of Chapters 5–11.
—Complete the Micro Practice Exam 1.
—Score yourself and analyze your errors.
—Skim and highlight the Glossary at the end of the book.
APRIL 15–MAY 1
—Skim Chapters 12–17.
—Carefully go over the Rapid Review sections of Chapters 12–17.
—Complete the Macro Practice Exam 1.
—Score yourself and analyze your errors.
—Continue to skim and highlight the Glossary at the end of the book.
MAY (first 2 weeks) (THIS IS IT!)
—Carefully go over the Rapid Review sections of Chapters 5–17.
—Take both Practice Exams 2.
—Score yourself and analyze your errors.
—Get a good night’s sleep before the exam knowing that you are ready for a challenge.
I hope the AP exam asks exactly what you know best.
STEP 2
Determine Your Test Readiness
CHAPTER 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
CHAPTER 3
Take a Diagnostic Exam
IN THIS CHAPTER
Summary: Get started in your review by answering the questions in the diagnostic exam. Use the answer sheet to record your answers. After you’ve finished answering the questions, check your answers with the answer key. The review chapter to which the question applies is indicated at the beginning of each answer in the key. Your results should give you a good idea of how well you’re prepared for the AP exam at this time. Follow the directions regarding scoring and interpretation. If you get all of the questions right, pass this book on to someone who needs it! Note those chapters that you need to study the most, and spend more time on them. Ready, set, go!
Key ideas
Practice the kind of multiple-choice questions you will be asked on the AP Psychology exam.
Answer questions that approximate the coverage of topics on the real exam.
Check your work against the given answers.
Determine your areas of strength and weakness.
Identify and mark the pages that you must give special attention.
Diagnostic Exam in AP Psychology
ANSWER SHEET
The Diagnostic/Master Exam
SECTION I
Time–49 minutes
70 Questions
Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.
1. The evolutionary approach emphasizes changes in behavior
(A) resulting from cloning
(B) resulting from changes in chromosome number
(C) on the species level
(D) within cultural groups
(E) that show how behavior of monkeys compares to behavior of people
2. Which approach emphasizes the nature of people to maximize their own potential?
(A) biological
(B) behavioral
(C) cognitive
(D) humanistic
(E) sociocultural
3. Which of the following psychologists is best trained to treat people with schizophrenia?
(A) counseling
(B) clinical
(C) developmental
(D) psychometric
(E) health
4. As part of a research study, Sanjay is asked to fill out a 30-question form about his study habits. Which of the following research methods does this characterize?
(A) controlled experiment
(B) quasi-experiment
(C) naturalistic observation
(D) survey
(E) clinical
5. Why can’t a controlled experiment be designed to answer the question, “Do boys have higher self-esteem than girls?”
(A) Random selection is not possible.
(B) Random assignment is not possible.
(C) A population cannot be defined.
(D) Self-esteem cannot be operationalized.
(E) Informed consent cannot be obtained.
6. Which of the following graphs would best picture correlational data about the relationship between scores on the first psychology test and final exam in psychology for Mr. Sochet’s third-period class?
(A) a frequency polygon
(B) a histogram
(C) a line graph
(D) a box plot
(E) a scatterplot
7. Which of the following is the same for these two sets of data?
Set 1: 1, 7, 5, 9,