AP Psychology: Practice Questions, Units, and Exam Format
Biological bases, cognition, development, social psychology, and mental health. See exactly what is on the exam, unit by unit, and practise it with a tutor that adapts to you.
Exam format
| Section | Questions | Time | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 75 | 1 hr 30 min | 66.7% |
| Section II: Free Response | 2 | 1 hr 10 min | 33.3% |
Units and exam weights
| Unit | Exam weight | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Bases of Behavior | 15 to 25% | Interaction of Heredity and Environment, Overview of the Nervous System, The Neuron and Neural Firing, The Brain, Sleep, Sensation |
| Cognition | 15 to 25% | Perception, Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making, Introduction to Memory, Encoding Memories, Storing Memories, Retrieving Memories |
| Development and Learning | 15 to 25% | Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology, Physical Development Across the Lifespan, Gender and Sexual Orientation, Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan, Communication and Language Development, Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan |
| Social Psychology and Personality | 15 to 25% | Attribution Theory and Person Perception, Attitude Formation and Attitude Change, Psychology of Social Situations, Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality, Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories of Personality, Motivation |
| Mental and Physical Health | 15 to 25% | Introduction to Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Explaining and Classifying Psychological Disorders, Selection of Categories of Psychological Disorders, Treatment of Psychological Disorders |
How Kalyta teaches AP Psychology
Practice that adapts to you, an explanation for every answer, and a full rehearsal before the real thing. You spend your time on the units that move your score instead of the ones you have already got.
- Adaptive practice. Questions are picked around your current level, so you are always working just past what you can already do.
- Every answer explained. See why the right answer is right and why each other choice is wrong, with figures and step by step reasoning.
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- Full exam rehearsals. Sit the real format under real timing and get a predicted score, so test day feels like something you have already done.
- Progress you can see. Watch your readiness climb unit by unit, and know what is solid before you walk in.
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