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 * //The College Board's AP Psychology Exam//**

The AP Psychology Exam, which debuted in 1992, is a relative newcomer among AP Exams. The exam tests knowledge of topics included in a one-semester introductory college course in psychology. The following table reflects the approximate percentage of the multiple-choice section of the exam devoted to each content area: The free-response questions evaluate students' mastery of scientific research principles and their ability to make connections among constructs from different psychological domains. Students may be asked to analyze a general problem in psychology (e.g., depression, adaptation) using concepts from different theoretical frameworks or subdomains in the field, or they may be asked to design, analyze, or critique a research study.
 * 2-4% || history ||
 * 6-8% || methods and approaches ||
 * 8-10% || biological bases of behavior ||
 * 7-9% || sensation and perception ||
 * 2-4% || states of consciousness ||
 * 7-9% || learning ||
 * 8-10% || cognition ||
 * 7-9% || motivation and emotion ||
 * 7-9% || developmental psychology ||
 * 6-8% || personality ||
 * 5-7% || testing and individual differences ||
 * 7-9% || abnormal psychology ||
 * 5-7% || treatment of psychological disorders ||
 * 7-9% || social psychology ||