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    The Princeton Review Publishing Team Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief David Soto, Senior Director, Data Operations Stephen Koch, Senior Manager, Data Operations Deborah Weber, Director of Production Jason Ullmeyer, Production Design Manager Jennifer Chapman, Senior Production Artist Selena Coppock, Director of Editorial Aaron Riccio, Senior Editor Meave Shelton, Senior Editor Chris Chimera, Editor Orion McBean, Editor Patricia Murphy, Editor Laura Rose, Editor Alexa Schmitt Bugler, Editorial Assistant Penguin Random House Publishing Team Tom Russell, VP, Publisher Alison Stoltzfus, Senior Director, Publishing Brett Wright, Senior Editor Emily Hoffman, Assistant Managing Editor Ellen Reed, Production Manager Suzanne Lee, Designer Eugenia Lo, Publishing Assistant The Princeton Review 110 East 42nd St, 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 Copyright © 2022 by TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Penguin Random House LLC, New York. Terms of Service: The Princeton Review Online Companion Tools (“Student Tools”) for retail books are available for only the two most recent editions of that book. Student Tools may be activated only once per eligible book purchased for a total of 24 months of access. Activation of Student Tools more than once per book is in direct violation of these Terms of Service and may result in discontinuation of access to Student Tools Services. ISBN 9780593450871

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    Ebook ISBN 9780593451168 AP is a trademark registered and owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this product. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. The material in this book is up-to-date at the time of publication. However, changes may have been instituted by the testing body in the test after this book was published. If there are any important late-breaking developments, changes, or corrections to the materials in this book, we will post that information online in the Student Tools. Register your book and check your Student Tools to see whether there are any updates posted there. Editor: Patricia Murphy Production Editors: Lee Elder and Ali Landreau Production Artist: Lindsey Cleworth Content Contributor: Jerry Dresner Cover art by MattLphotography / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Suzanne Lee For customer service, please contact editorialsupport@review.com, and be sure to include: o full title of the book * ISBN e page number a_prh_6.0_141524372_c0_r0 f Studyxy

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    Acknowledgments The Princeton Review would like to give special thanks to Jerry Dresner for his valuable contributions to the latest edition of this book. Additionally, thank you to Lindsey Cleworth, Lee Elder, and Ali Landreau for their time and attention to each page.

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    Contents Get More (Free) Content Part I: Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations Your Guide to Using This Book How to Begin Part ll: Practice Test 1 Practice Test 1 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations How to Score Practice Test 1 Part lll: About the AP Psychology Exam The Structure of the AP Psychology Exam How the AP Psychology Exam Is Scored Overview of Content Topics How AP Exams Are Used Other Resources Designing Your Study Plan Part IV: Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Psychology Exam Preview 1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions

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    2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 4 Strategy Drills Reflect Part V: Content Review for the AP Psychology Exam 5 Foundations: History 6 Foundations: Methods and Approaches 7 Biological Bases: The Brain and Nervous System 8 Biological Bases: Consciousness 9 Sensation and Perception 10 Learning 11 Cognitive Psychology: Memory, Language, and Problem- Solving 12 Cognitive Psychology: Intelligence and Testing 13 Developmental Psychology 14 Motivation and Emotion 15 Personality 16 Clinical Psychology: Disorders 17 Clinical Psychology: Treatment 18 Social Psychology 19 Chapter Drills: Answers and Explanations Part VI: Practice Test 2 Practice Test 2 Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations Part VII: Additional Practice Tests Practice Test 3

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    Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations Practice Test 4 Practice Test 4: Answers and Explanations

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    full title of the book * ISBN * page number Need to report a technical issue? Contact TPRStudentTech@review.com and provide: « your full name « email address used to register the book « full book title and ISBN * Operating system (Mac/PC) and browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.) Once you've registered, you can... « Access your fifth, full-length practice AP Psychology exam, plus an answer key and detailed explanations « Get our take on any recent or pending updates to the AP Psychology Exam * Take a full-length practice SAT and/or ACT « Get valuable advice about the college application process, including tips for writing a great essay and where to apply for financial aid

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    « If you're still choosing between colleges, use our searchable rankings of The Best 388 Colleges to find out more information about your dream school « Access comprehensive study guides and a variety of printable resources, including: Key Terms lists, score conversion tables for the Practice Tests, and bubble sheets * Check to see whether there have been any corrections or updates to this edition Look For These Icons Throughout The Book ONLINE ARTICLES PROVEN TECHNIQUES APPLIED STRATEGIES ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS ONLINE VIDEO TUTORIALS

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    Part I

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    Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score Preview: Your Knowledge. Your Expectations * Your Guide to Using This Book * How to Begin

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    PREVIEW: YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR EXPECTATIONS Your route to a high score on the AP Psychology Exam depends a lot on how you plan to use this book. To help you determine your approach, respond to the following questions. 1. Rate your level of confidence about your knowledge of the content tested by the AP Psychology Exam: A. Very confident—I know it all B. I’m pretty confident, but there are topics for which I could use help C. Not confident—I need quite a bit of support D. I’m not sure 2. Choose your goal score for the AP Psychology Exam: 5 4 3 2 1 I’m not sure yet 3. What do you expect to learn from this book? Choose all that apply to you. A. A general overview of the test and what to expect B. Strategies for how to approach the test C. The content tested by this exam D. I’m not sure yet Looking for More Help with Your APs? We now offer specialized AP tutoring and course packages that guarantee a 4 or 5 on the AP. To see which courses are offered and available, and to learn more about the guarantee, visit PrincetonReview.com/college/ap-test-prep YOUR GUIDE TO USING THIS BOOK

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    This book is organized to provide as much—or as little—support as you need, so you can use this book in whatever way will be most helpful to improving your score on the AP Psychology Exam. o The remainder of Part I will provide guidance on how to use this book and help you determine your strengths and weaknesses. o Part II of this book contains Practice Test 1, the Diagnostic Answer Key, answers and explanations for each question, and a scoring guide. (Bubble sheets are available online.) We strongly recommend that you take this test before going any further, in order to realistically determine: o your starting point right now o which question types you're ready for and which you might need to practice o which content topics you are familiar with and which you will want to carefully review; our Diagnostic Answer Key will assist you with this process o Once you have nailed down your strengths and weaknesses with regard to this exam, you can focus your test preparation, build a study plan, and be efficient with your time. o Part III of this book will: o provide information about the structure, scoring, and content of the AP Psychology Exam o help you to make a study plan o point you toward additional resources o Part IV of this book will explore various strategies, including the following: o how to attack multiple-choice questions o how to write effective essays o how to manage your time to maximize the number of points available to you

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    e Part V of this book covers the content you need for the AP Psychology Exam. e Parts VI and VII of this book contain Practice Tests 2, 3, and 4, their answers and explanations, and scoring guides. (Bubble sheets are available online.) If you skipped Practice Test 1, we recommend that you do all four (with at least a day or two between them) so that you can compare your progress. Additionally, this will help to identify any external issues: if you answer a certain type of question wrong all four times, you probably need to review it. If you answered it incorrectly only once, you may have run out of time or been distracted by something. In either case, comparing the four exams will allow you to focus on the factors that caused the discrepancy in scores and to be as prepared as possible on the day of the test. To take Practice Test 5, be sure to register your book online following the instructions on this page. You'll also gain access to a bunch of other helpful Student Tools, including study guides and key term lists! You may choose to use some parts of this book over others, or you may work through the entire book. Your approach will depend on your needs and how much time you have. Let’s now look at how to make this determination. HOW TO BEGIN 1. Take a Test

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    Before you can decide how to use this book, you need to take a practice test. Doing so will give you insight into your strengths and weaknesses, and the test will also help you make an effective study plan. If you're feeling test-phobic, remind yourself that a practice test is a tool for diagnosing yourself—it’s not how well you do that matters but how you use information gleaned from your performance to guide your preparation. So, before you read further, take Practice Test 1 starting on this page of this book. Be sure to do so in one sitting, following the instructions that appear before the test. 2. Check Your Answers Using the Diagnostic Answer Key on this page, follow our three-step process to identify your strengths and weaknesses with regard to the tested topics. This will help you determine which content review chapters to prioritize when studying this book. Don’t worry about the explanations for now, and don’t worry about missed questions. We’ll get to that soon. 3. Reflect on the Test After you take your first test, respond to the following questions: e How much time did you spend on the multiple-choice questions? e How much time did you spend on each essay? * How many multiple-choice questions did you miss? ¢ Do you feel you had the knowledge to address the subject matter of the essays? ¢ Do you feel you wrote well-organized, thoughtful essays?

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    Score Conversion Sheets After each practice test in this book, you'll find conversion sheets that can help you approximate what you would score if it were an actual AP exam Don't be alarmed if it's lower than you expected; use your score on the first practice test to help you better improve on the second practice test! 4. Read Part III of This Book and Complete the Self-Evaluation Part III will provide information on how the test is structured and scored. It will also list areas of content that are tested. As you read Part III, reevaluate your answers to the questions above. At the end of Part III, you will revisit and refine your answers to these questions. You will then be able to make a study plan, based on your needs and time available, that will allow you to use this book most effectively. 5. Engage with Parts IV and V as Needed Notice the word engage. You’ll get more out of this book if you use it intentionally than if you read it passively, hoping for an improved score through osmosis. Strategy chapters in Part IV will help you think about your approach to the question types on this exam. This part opens with a reminder to think about how you approach questions now and then closes with a reflection section asking you to think about how/whether you will change your approach in the future. The content chapters in Part V are designed to provide a review of the content tested on the AP Psychology Exam, including the level of detail you need to know and how the content is tested. You will have the opportunity to assess your mastery of the content of each chapter through test-appropriate questions and a reflection section. Key Concepts Want an extended list of concepts broken down by course units? Log onto your online Student Tools! StudyXY

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    You'll also find digital copies of the Key Terms lists at the end of each content chapter in this book. 6. Take Practice Test 2 and Assess Your Performance Once you feel you have developed the strategies you need and gained the knowledge you lacked, you should take Practice Test 2, which starts on this page of this book. You should do so in one sitting, following the instructions at the beginning of the test. When you are done, check your answers to the multiple-choice sections. See whether a teacher will read your essays and provide feedback. Once you have taken the test, reflect on what areas you still need to work on, and revisit the chapters in this book that address those deficiencies. Through this type of reflection and engagement, you will continue to improve. Use the rest of your practice tests to measure your progress along the way. 7. Keep Working As we’ll discuss in Part III, there are other resources available to you, including a wealth of information on the section of the College Board’s AP website, called AP Students. You can continue to explore areas that can stand to improve and engage in those areas right up to the day of the test. T= StudyXY

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    Part II Practice Test 1 * Practice Test 1 « Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations » How to Score Practice Test 1

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    Practice Test 1 Click here to download a PDF of Practice Test 1.

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    The Exam AP® Psychology Exam SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. At a Glance Total Time 1 hour and 10 minutes Number of Questions 100 Percent of Total Score 66.6% Writing Instrument Pencil required Instructions Section I of this exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the ovals for numbers 1 through 100 on your answer sheet. Indicate all of your answers to the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet. No credit will be given for anything written in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch work. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, completely fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample question and answer.

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    Sample Questions Omaha is a (A) state (B) city (C) country (D) continent (E) village Sample Answers Use your time effectively, working as quickly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not answered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone will know the answers to all of the multiple- choice questions. About Guessing Many candidates wonder whether or not to guess the answers to questions about which they are not certain. Multiple-choice scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers, and no points are awarded for unanswered questions. Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, you are encouraged to answer all multiple-choice questions. On any questions you do not know the answer to, you should eliminate as many choices as you can, and then select the best answer among the remaining choices. + Studyxy

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    PSYCHOLOGY Section I Time—1 hour and 10 minutes 100 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five answer choices. Select the one that is best in each case and then completely fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. 1. Which of the following is an example of habituation? (A) The first time Ilene wears high-heeled shoes, she finds them extremely uncomfortable. (B) Ilene can only tolerate wearing high-heeled shoes for a few hours because they hurt. (C) Ilene wore high-heeled shoes for the first time two weeks ago; now she wears them every day. (D) High-heeled shoes always hurt Ilene’s feet, but she forces herself to wear them because they are fashionable. (E) When Ilene wears high-heeled shoes all day her feet usually only hurt for the first few minutes. 2. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of major depressive disorder? (A) Loss of appetite (B) Mania (C) Social withdrawal (D) Prolonged feelings of sadness (E) Suicidal ideation 3. Joe’s psychotherapist often asks him to recount his dreams, discuss his early childhood, and explore possible feelings and motivations of which he is unaware. His therapist would best be described as

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    (A) behavioral (B) psychodynamic (C) client-centered (D) cognitive-behavioral (E) eclectic 4. Which of the following groups of quiz scores has the highest standard deviation? (A) 80, 80, 80, 82, 85 (B) 90, 91, 93, 95, 98 (C) 50, 53, 54, 54 (D) 60, 65, 75, 84, 98 (E) 70, 70, 79 5. Jill commits a minor criminal offense. Consequently, a judge orders her to perform community service: picking up garbage along the side of the highway. This scenario is best described as (A) positive reinforcement (B) negative punishment (C) shaping (D) negative reinforcement (E) positive punishment 6. On a public street, Dave is accosted by a stranger who proceeds to rob him. According to social psychological theory, his chances of receiving help from someone are greatest if how many people witness the incident? (AO B)1 ©2 (D)3

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    (E)4 7. Which of the following scientists is most closely associated with the “collective unconscious”? (A) Sigmund Freud (B) Carl Jung (C) B.F. Skinner (D) Ivan Pavlov (E) William James 8. A drug counselor observes that her client is extremely lethargic and his pupils are constricted. Which of the following illegal drugs is the client most likely to have taken? (A) Cocaine (B) Heroin (C) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) (D) Methamphetamine (E) Ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) 9. A researcher reads the following list of words to a group of subjects in this order: horse, nose, book, dog, lamp, mind, train, glass, ice, paint, hat, and chair. Then he asks the subjects to write down all the words they remember. On average, the group will (A) be more likely to remember the word “horse” than the word “chair,” owing to the recency effect (B) be more likely to remember the word “nose” than the word “mind,” owing to the recency effect (C) be more likely to remember the words “horse” and “chair” than the word “train,” owing to serial position effects (D) be more likely to remember the words in the middle of the list than those at the beginning, owing to the primacy effect

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    (E) be more likely to remember certain words randomly than to recall any of the words based on serial position 10. Robert sees an angry bear approach him and runs as fast as he can to escape. Which of the following bodily changes would be most likely to occur as Robert is running from the bear? (A) Increased parasympathetic activity (B) Decreased respiration (C) Decreased sympathetic activity (D) Increased epinephrine levels (E) Decreased adrenaline levels 11. Linda gives all employees of her company a 2% raise every January. She rewards her employees on which type of schedule? (A) Fixed-interval (B) Variable-ratio (C) Fixed-variable (D) Fixed-ratio (E) Variable-interval 12. Sue is shy, works exclusively from home, and has very few friends. While she would like to be socially accepted, she generally avoids contact with others for fear that they will reject her. Which personality disorder best describes Sue? (A) Antisocial (B) Narcissistic (C) Borderline (D) Schizotypal (E) Avoidant

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    13. Mary just turned seventeen. Which of Erikson’s developmental stages is she working on at this point in her life? (A) Trust vs. mistrust (B) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt (C) Identity vs. role confusion (D) Generativity vs. stagnation (E) Integrity vs. despair 14. During Jack’s first two years in college, he took one history class every semester and found each professor extremely entertaining. This prompted him to take European History with Professor Smith, whom he found terribly boring. After dropping the class, Jack concluded that history teachers are not all entertaining. The fact that he changed his mind based on this recent experience is best described as (A) cognitive dissonance (B) schema (C) accommodation (D) assimilation (E) archetype 15. Ever since Jane sustained a head injury in a car accident, she has been unable to form new memories. Which part of her brain has been damaged? (A) The hippocampus (B) The hypothalamus (C) The occipital lobe (D) The temporal lobe (E) The medulla 16. Which of the following is the best example of the psychotherapeutic technique known as “mirroring”?

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