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Part 1 Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations 2
Your Guide to Using This Book 2
How to Begin 3
Part II Practice Test 1 9
Practice Test 1 11
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 31
Part III About the AP Psychology Exam 61
The Structure of the AP Psychology Exam 62
How the AP Psychology Exam Is Scored 62
Overview of Content Topics 64
How AP Exams Are Used 64
Other Resources 65
Designing Your Study Plan 66
Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Psychology Exam 67
Preview 68
1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 69
2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 85
3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 99
4 Strategy Drills 105
Reflect 110
Part V Content Review for the AP Psychology Exam 111
5 Foundations: History 113
6 Foundations: Methods and Approaches 125
7 Biological Bases: The Brain and Nervous System 141
8 Biological Bases: Consciousness 155
9 Sensation and Perception 167
10 Learning 187
11 Cognitive Psychology: Memory, Language, and Problem-Solving 203
12 Cognitive Psychology: Intelligence and Testing 219
13 Developmental Psychology 229
14 Motivation and Emotion 249
15 Personality 265
16 Clinical Psychology: Disorders 275
17 Clinical Psychology: Treatment 287
18 Social Psychology 297
19 Chapter Drills: Answers and Explanations 313
Part VI Practice Test 2 343
Practice Test 2 345
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 363
Part VII Additional Practice Tests 383
Practice Test 3 385
Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations 401
Practice Test 4 423
Practice Test 4: Answers and Explanations 439
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Practice Test 5: Answers and Explanations online