Exam Content
The AP Psychology Exam, which debuted in 1992, is a relative newcomer among AP Exams. The exam tests knowledge of topics included in a one-semester introductory college course in psychology. The following table reflects the approximate percentage of the multiple-choice section of the exam devoted to each content area:
The free-response questions evaluate students' mastery of scientific research principles and their ability to make connections among constructs from different psychological domains. Students may be asked to analyze a general problem in psychology (e.g., depression, adaptation) using concepts from different theoretical frameworks or subdomains in the field, or they may be asked to design, analyze, or critique a research study.
2-4% history and approaches 8-10% research methods 8-10% biological bases of behavior 6-8% sensation and perception 2-4% states of consciousness 7-9% learning 8-10% cognition 6-8% motivation and emotion 7-9% developmental psychology 5-7% personality 5-7% testing and individual differences 7-9% abnormal behavior 5-7% treatment of abnormal behavior 8-10% social psychology
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