<p>How are you guys studying or cramming?</p>
<p>For past takers, how was the test?</p>
<p>I took it last year and it was so damned easy compared to the other one I was taking (English Lang) I studied the full-year course, read Barrons 1 night before the exam and was fine. </p>
<p>The main focus should be on vocabulary, there are about a zillion words...and remember some of the more important theories (like opponent-process VS whatever, psychodynamic perspective) and famous people (Freud, Wundt, Albert Bandura, etc.) as well as some of the experiments. </p>
<p>You should also review the research related stuff, such as experiment, control group, placebo, confounding variables. Research methods are important especially in FR--naturalistic observation, survey, case study, all of that. </p>
<p>Wow, I can't believe I remember all that...it's been 1 year since I've taken the test lol.</p>
<p>any tips on writing the essay? like things to avoid and things to do?</p>
<p>Thing to avoid: </p>
<p>1- Do NOT, I repeat, NOT, bother to write a full, 5-paragraph organized essay unless you know you will have enough time. I didn't and still grabbed the 5. Paragraphs are good enough, and they don't even need to have proper organization. Just answer the question and get to the point. </p>
<p>2- DO use a lot of technical vocab on the essays. </p>
<p>3- The essay questions often contain plain vocab definitions that are used to analyze some problem, and I think also there usually is a research-experiment type question. Last year's exam had 1 question entirely on comparing and contrasting different research methods, and you had to apply the methods to some actual experiment and discuss the effects. The other question was about someone buying a car and how various psychological factors would influence the decision. All in all know your research methods. </p>
<p>Thats all I can think of for now..will post more suggestions for you guys if I remember any</p>
<p>my biggest question is examples. When do you need them? and what kind of example do they have to be? do they have to be like real-life-actually-happened example? like do i have to use examples with a scientist's name attached to it?</p>
<p>It depends on the question, but usually, unless they specifically ask for it, you shouldn't need to cite actual examples. Made-up ones should be good enough. It doesn't hurt to maybe remember one example for each type of study (ie case study, survey, observation), but I doubt you'll need them on the exam. So far, none of the FR I have seen asked for a real-life example. You should however know the concept behind the specific problem being addressed. </p>
<p>Also, know the controversial issues. For example, the debate whether placebo works or not. You should know both sides of the argument. Cures to some psychological disorders/Treatment is one of the last chapters in Barrons but don't overlook it.</p>
<p>How is the mult choice?</p>
<p>I am self-studying for the test. So I am not quite sure what I should emphasize on.</p>
<p>Also, how's the curve for a 5?---hard like English or easy like calc?</p>
<p>im taking it this year too and i have a few questions</p>
<p>1.for the essay, we have two right? and no choices?</p>
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<li><p>for the essay, do we write in paragraph form or
label a,b,c,d then write bc sometimes they dont accept it
if you do a list format?</p></li>
<li><p>for the MC, its 100 questions in 55 min?
and 2 essays in 50 min?</p></li>
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<p>100 questions in 70 minutes.</p>
<p>And the curve is easy.</p>
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for the essay, do we write in paragraph form or
label a,b,c,d
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<p>i would also like to know....</p>
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How is the mult choice?
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Focus on vocab. You know the vocab =mult. choice should be easy as pie. Otherwise follow my previous posts.</p>
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Also, how's the curve for a 5?
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The curve is quite lenient. It is a relatively easy exam if you are well-prepared. </p>
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1.for the essay, we have two right? and no choices?
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Yes, and no choices. </p>
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2. for the essay, do we write in paragraph form or
label a,b,c,d then write bc sometimes they dont accept it
if you do a list format?
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You can do a b c d, but I recommend that you write in paragraph form. However, there is no need as far as I can recall to write a fully-structured, 5-paragraph essay. </p>
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3. for the MC, its 100 questions in 55 min?
and 2 essays in 50 min?
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See the post above. The MC has the weight on it.</p>
<p>My teacher (who's like obsessed with his students getting 5's) said NOt to nu number, bullet, or letter... because sometimes They'll let you slide but other times they'll get ****ed at you for not answering in a essay from.</p>
<p>DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MANY YOU CAN GET WRONG ON THE MULTIPLE CHOICE AND STILL GET A 4 OR A 5?!?</p>
<p>(about) out of 100 questions, ... what do you think? i took a practice test and got 19 wrong without studying... assuming i do FAIRLY well on the free response, what do you think my score would be?!?</p>
<p>THANKS!!!!</p>
<p>SassafrasRoots--that would be an easy 5.</p>
<p>its an easy test so the curve wont be that much</p>
<p>write in paragraph form
order your paragraphs in the question order and go straight to the point..no intro or conclusion. basically they ask you to define something and give examples. the fr should be one of the easiest as long as you know your stuff. you can be a bad writer and still get all the pts as long as you include all the definitions and examples they ask for. barrons has everything u need to know</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice!</p>
<p>I was just wondering. There are MC questions here:
<a href="http://appsychology.com/HowPass/MC%20quizes/MCquizeshome.htm%5B/url%5D">http://appsychology.com/HowPass/MC%20quizes/MCquizeshome.htm</a></p>
<p>are these questions harder or easier than the AP test? I'm averaging like a 79-80 on the MC and I'm like freaking out. haha. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>ooo great website!</p>
<p>The actual test is much easier than the questions on <a href="http://www.appsychology.com%5B/url%5D">www.appsychology.com</a>. The questions on that site are extremely specific (on the AP exam, you may be asked to define "action potential," but the site will ask you to give such specific information as the speed of an action potential, for example) and superfluous. If you 2 thirds of the questions on appsychology right, you're all set for the AP exam.</p>
<p>And, also, I'd like to point out that you really shouldn't panic too much over this exam. Do you realize that, if your multiple choice score is around 80, your essays can be less than average, and you would still get a 5? If FR is what worries you, do all the other ones on the Collegeboard website.</p>