AP Psychology Free Response Questions Sample The following questions are samples of the free response questions from past AP Psychology exams. The free response sections are worth 33 1/3 percent of the total grade. Students have 50 minutes to answer two questions. The key to successfully answering these questions is to: completely define the terms using appropriate psychological terminology and then critically apply each term. Many students concentrate their efforts on the multiple-choice
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worthless. My view is the real truth. I look for the value in other people’s 1 2 3 4 5 arguments. The real truth is more important than 1 2 3 4 5 my view. Self-interesting or Egocentric thinking "IT’S TRUE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT." Innate egocentrism: I assume that what I believe is true even though I have never questioned the basis for many of my beliefs. "IT’S TRUE BECAUSE I WANT TO BELIEVE IT." Innate wish fulfillment: I believe in‚ for example‚ accounts of behavior that put me (or the
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AP Psych Development Webquest Development… what can go wrong? http://www.umich.edu/~psycours/350/jaeckelj/terats.htm 1. What is a teratogen? Agents and conditions‚ including viruses‚ drugs‚ chemicals‚ stressors‚ and malnutrition‚ which can impair prenatal development and lead to birth defects or even death 2. Name some psychoactive drugs: Alcohol‚ tobacco‚ marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroine 3. What do psychoactive drugs do in terms of development? They slow down fetal growth and increase the risk of premature labor
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Background The child I chose to observe was a 6 year old boy that I will refer to as Timmy. Timmy is an intelligent‚ active little boy who reportedly struggles with behavior. Timmy lives with his parents. He has two 14 year old half sisters one of each belonging to his mom and dad prior to them meeting and getting married. The sisters live in the home with Timmy part time. I observed Timmy in his afternoon childcare classroom from 10:55am-11:55am. The classroom was spacious with large windows along
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Girls cannot excel in sports as they are not physically strong. 7. Twelve year old Radhika has begun to imitate the style of talking of her teacher. This form of behavior is known as(1) compensation (3) sublimation (2) transference (4) egocentrism 8. For conducting a social
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Luis Alfredo Garavito “The beast”. From early 1992 to 1999‚ Colombia experienced a period of terror and anguish. Hundreds of families were victims of disappearances of their sons‚ who was being kidnapped‚ raped‚ tortured and killed by the hands of a heartless unscrupulous man‚ whose name is Luis Alfredo Garavito better known as the Beast. The most famous serial killer in Colombia. Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos was born in January 25‚ 1957 in Génova‚ Quindío. He was the oldest brother
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improve our theories‚ and strengthen our arguments. It is self-directed‚ self-disciplined‚ self-monitored‚ and self-corrective thinking. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities‚ as well as a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and biases. 2. Everyone should learn how to critically think‚ from children to old age pensioners. From a young age we are curious and ask why to everything in order to heighten our intellect. Critical thinking is needed in all aspects
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The Roman Empire is the period of ancient Roman civilization which extended from 27 BC through 476 AD; it is characterized by an autocratic form of government started by Augustus after his victory in the Battle of Actium. The first Emperor‚ known as Octavian before he accepted the name offered by the Senate‚ is responsible for the use of portraiture to serve his needs beginning what is today known a Imperial Portraiture‚ “a distinct segment of ancient art due to the abruptness and purposeful of its
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October 22nd‚ 2012 Chapter 1- What is psychology? [pp. 1-23] LO1: Psychology as a Science (p. 4) * Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. * Seeks to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control behavior and mental processes. * Theory * propose reason for relationships * derive explanations * make predictions LO2: What psychologists do (p. 5-6) * Research * pure Research * Applied Research * Practice * Teaching
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Chapter 8: Cognitive Development: Piaget and Vygotsky Cognition is the term used to describe the mental activity through which human beings acquire‚ remember‚ and learn to use knowledge. Cognition includes many mental processes‚ such as perception‚ attention‚ learning‚ memory‚ and reasoning. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development • Piaget made two important observations: o He noticed that children of the same ages tended to get the same answers wrong o He noticed
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