Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: CBAP-0026 Version: 3 Organization's ID: 85 Organization: College Board Advanced Placement® (AP®) Examinations Location: Nationally; Internationally Length: 2 hours ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 3/1/2024 - 2/28/2029 12/1/2017 - 2/29/2024 4/1/1994 - 11/30/2017 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Psychology Examinees must score a 3 or higher. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: Two hours for the examination. The AP Psychology exam measures students' knowledge of the 14 key topics and fields of study in psychology and tests their ability to define, compare, and apply concepts and research findings. Questions are based on key terminology, scientific methodology, and theories associated with each subfield. Free-response questions may require students to interrelate different content areas and to analyze and evaluate psychological constructs and, more generally, theoretical perspectives. Skills Measured: The AP Psychology Exam measures students' knowledge of the 14 key topics and fields of study in psychology and tests their ability to define, compare, and apply concepts and research findings. Questions are based on key terminology, scientific methodology, and theories associated with each subfield. Free-response questions may require students to interrelate different content areas and to analyze and evaluate psychological constructs and, more generally, theoretical perspectives. The AP Psychology course includes the systematic and scientific study of behavior and mental processes represented by the following topics: history and approaches; research methods; biological bases of behavior; sensation and perception; states of consciousness; learning; cognition; motivation and emotion; developmental psychology; personality; testing and individual differences; abnormal behavior; treatment of abnormal behavior; and social psychology. Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from College Board Advanced Placement® (AP®) Examinations View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content