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• How to Mind Map
• Studying Effectively Using Flashcards
• Quizlet (writing out and making physical flashcards can sometimes be more effective for learning the definitions initially, but this is a great review tool and I would definitely recommend using it)

• Barron’s AP Psychology Practice Test
• Practice Tests for Every Unit (I used these to prepare for the AP exam + tests in class and they were great!)
• Practice Quizzes for Every Unit

As of 2017, the AP Psych Exam has 2 parts: The Multiple Choice section and the free response section.

The multiple choice section is 100 questions in an hour and ten minutes. It counts for 2/3 of your score. The free response is 2 questions (usually with 6-7 parts each) and counts for 1/3 of your score.

Practice! I honestly can’t stress this enough. My teacher required us to take lots of practice quizzes as grades during the year, and it definitely paid off when it was exam time.

• 2012 AP Exam
• Previously released AP Exams can be found on the College Board website!

Realize that there are going to be some questions that you just don’t know. There are so many things to talk about when it comes to psychology, and your teacher/prep book probably didn’t cover all of them. The best you can do is eliminate the obvious choices, and make an educated guess when you can.

When it comes to the free response questions, there are probably going to be a few terms you don’t know. Don’t freak out, just try to figure out what they’re asking and how it relates to something you do know. The best way to get a feel for how the free response questions are typically structured is by looking at past tests! There’s not really a set way to prepare for these besides practicing, so do as many as you can :)

• 2017 Free Response Questions
• AP Psych Free Response Questions From 1993-2013
• Free Response Questions From 1999-2017 (At the bottom of the page)

Some teachers might say differently, but I was taught to answer the free response questions by defining and then applying. Typically in free response questions, they give you a scenario and a list of terms, and then ask you how the terms relate to the scenario. So I would define the term, and then explain how it related to the scenario. This strategy worked really well for me on the exam and tests I took in class, but everyone has their own strategies.

• College Board Course Description and Course Overview (Good for deciding if AP Psych is the class for you or getting a general feel for the class before the year starts)
• AP Psychology Frequently Asked Questions
• Crash Course (I don’t find these very useful for learning concepts, but they are a good refresher when reviewing for the AP Exam or finals)
• Khan Academy (This is technically prep for the MCAT, but the videos are still really helpful, especially for the Biological Bases of Behavior and Sensation & Perception units mentioned earlier)
• Notes Outlines for 3 Different Psychology Textbooks
• 22 Page Exam Review
• TED Talks About Psychology (Even if you aren’t taking AP Psych these are really interesting!)
• Netflix also has lots of really interesting documentaries about psychology

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