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Chapter III: Answers to the

2007 AP Psychology Exam
Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly
continued on the next page
Item
No.
Correct
Answer
Percent Correct by Grade
Total
Percent
Correct
5 4 3 2 1
1 A 70 51 41 35 28 46
2 C 96 88 80 72 54 78
3 D 100 99 97 94 82 94
4 B 94 92 90 88 80 89
5 A 99 97 93 88 73 90
6 A 93 84 75 67 55 75
7 E 98 95 94 92 85 93
8 E 99 99 98 96 89 96
9 D 99 96 91 84 68 88
10 B 96 90 84 77 62 83
11 E 100 98 96 91 75 92
12 A 98 91 76 60 44 75
13 D 95 88 81 75 63 81
14 B 95 88 81 75 65 81
15 B 98 93 85 77 60 83
16 A 98 94 90 86 73 89
17 C 84 72 60 51 37 62
18 D 98 95 92 86 68 88
19 E 92 88 84 80 68 83
20 D 72 62 56 52 40 57
21 D 95 83 70 59 43 71
22 A 84 82 80 78 72 79
23 C 46 38 35 33 26 36
24 A 81 72 67 63 52 68
25 A 96 87 79 72 62 80
26 C 99 97 92 86 68 89
27 E 84 63 47 36 25 52
Item
No.
Correct
Answer
Percent Correct by Grade
Total
Percent
Correct
5 4 3 2 1
28 D 88 80 73 66 54 73
29 A 96 89 78 68 48 77
30 A 89 76 69 66 51 70
31 A 92 85 76 68 53 76
32 C 93 88 80 69 46 76
33 A 87 74 65 58 46 67
34 E 89 75 63 54 40 65
35 E 53 38 28 22 15 31
36 C 40 31 29 27 25 30
37 C 97 92 85 78 59 83
38 D 96 89 81 72 53 79
39 A 95 82 67 56 45 70
40 D 31 17 13 12 10 17
41 B 96 91 85 79 66 84
42 A 58 38 27 19 14 32
43 D 86 79 71 65 52 71
44 B 97 88 75 62 42 74
45 E 83 70 60 52 37 61
46 D 72 61 53 48 38 55
47 C 96 89 81 74 60 81
48 E 73 58 49 44 36 52
49 E 93 82 68 55 33 67
50 A 82 65 51 40 26 54
51 C 85 71 62 58 53 66
52 B 97 93 91 87 76 89
53 D 87 75 64 51 32 63
54 E 93 87 81 72 49 77
Section I: Multiple Choice

Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering
Correctly

Analyzing Your Students Performance on the
Multiple-Choice Section

Diagnostic Guide for the 2007 AP Psychology Exam
Section II: Free Response

Comments from the Chief Reader

Scoring Guidelines, Sample Student Responses, and
Commentary
Section I: Multiple Choice
Listed below are the correct answers to the multiple-choice
questions, the percentage of AP students who answered
each question correctly by AP grade, and the total
percentage answering correctly.
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Analyzing Your Students Performance on
the Multiple-Choice Section
If you give your students the 2007 exam for practice, you
may want to analyze the results to nd overall strengths and
weaknesses in their understanding of AP Psychology. The
following diagnostic worksheet will help you do this. You
are permitted to photocopy and distribute it to your
students for completion.
1. In each section, students should insert a check mark for
each correct answer.
2. Add together the total number of correct answers for
each section.
3. To compare the students number of correct answers for
each section with the average number correct for that
section, copy the number of correct answers to the
Number Correct table at the end of the Diagnostic
Guide.
In addition, under each item, the percentage of AP students
who answered correctly is shown, so students can analyze
their performance on individual questions. This information
will be helpful in deciding how students should plan their
study time. Please note that one question may appear in
several different categories, as questions can cross over
different topics.
Item
No.
Correct
Answer
Percent Correct by Grade
Total
Percent
Correct
5 4 3 2 1
55 A 85 73 64 59 44 66
56 E 96 86 72 55 31 69
57 B 77 64 53 42 26 53
58 C 94 88 79 68 45 76
59 D 76 57 45 36 26 49
60 D 75 60 50 44 35 53
61 B 98 86 66 47 25 66
62 E 97 89 75 62 40 74
63 D 90 81 72 63 42 70
64 A 81 65 52 44 35 56
65 A 69 55 46 39 28 48
66 C 93 82 71 60 43 71
67 A 86 66 48 34 19 52
68 B 96 93 90 86 76 88
69 A 81 63 50 41 31 54
70 C 89 82 77 70 55 75
71 A 81 64 49 39 26 53
72 A 74 60 51 48 41 55
73 D 69 39 21 14 11 32
74 B 85 64 46 31 17 50
75 A 48 35 33 35 33 36
76 B 67 50 38 30 19 42
77 B 73 58 51 45 35 53
78 C 72 52 35 26 20 42
Item
No.
Correct
Answer
Percent Correct by Grade
Total
Percent
Correct
5 4 3 2 1
79 D 78 56 39 30 20 46
80 B 63 46 40 39 36 45
81 D 94 84 70 55 31 68
82 D 47 26 16 11 8 22
83 D 87 78 71 64 49 70
84 E 95 84 71 57 33 69
85 D 82 70 66 64 53 67
86 D 99 96 88 75 45 81
87 C 72 49 34 25 14 40
88 D 30 20 15 12 9 17
89 E 64 50 40 32 23 42
90 D 78 55 39 28 18 45
91 D 64 43 32 25 17 37
92 E 71 50 33 21 11 39
93
*
- - - - - - -
94 A 83 62 46 34 21 51
95 B 89 72 54 39 20 56
96 C 90 76 61 48 29 62
97 B 95 86 73 61 41 72
98 D 53 45 38 34 24 39
99 D 60 33 20 14 10 28
100 D 68 46 33 25 15 38
* Although 100 multiple-choice items were administered in Section I,
Item #93 was not used in scoring.
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Diagnostic Guide for the 2007 AP Psychology Exam
History and Approaches (Average number correct = 1.2)
Question # 41 92
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 84 39
Research Methods (Average number correct = 5.9)
Question # 3 17 37 47 49 96 97 98 99
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 94 62 83 81 67 62 72 39 28
Biological Bases of Behavior (Average number correct = 4.7)
Question # 26 28 29 35 43 68 100
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 89 73 77 31 71 88 38
Sensation and Perception (Average number correct = 4.2)
Question # 6 10 23 33 66 71 87
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 75 83 36 67 71 53 40
States of Consciousness (Average number correct = 2.4)
Question # 4 16 24
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 89 89 68
Learning (Average number correct = 4.0)
Question # 11 15 40 73 74 75 82 84
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 92 83 17 32 50 36 22 69
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Diagnostic Guide for the 2007 AP Psychology Exam (continued)
Cognition (Average number correct = 6.3)
Question # 7 13 31 65 69 76 86 90 94 95
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 93 81 76 48 54 42 81 45 51 56
Motivation and Emotion (Average number correct = 6.1)
Question # 14 30 51 52 57 63 70 72 79
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 81 70 66 89 53 70 75 55 46
Developmental Psychology (Average number correct = 4.8)
Question # 9 19 22 55 64 85 91
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 88 83 79 66 56 67 37
Personality (Average number correct = 3.7)
Question # 21 27 32 67 77 83
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 71 52 76 52 53 70
Testing and Individual Diferences (Average number correct = 2.8)
Question # 1 59 60 80 81 88
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 46 49 53 45 68 17
Abnormal Psychology (Average number correct = 7.1)
Question # 5 8 18 38 44 53 54 56 62
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 90 96 88 79 74 63 77 69 74
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Diagnostic Guide for the 2007 AP Psychology Exam (continued)
Treatment of Psychological Disorders (Average number correct = 3.8)
Question # 25 36 39 42 45 48 50
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 80 30 70 32 61 52 54
Social Psychology (Average number correct = 5.6)
Question # 2 12 20 34 46 58 61 78 89
Correct/Incorrect
Percent of Students
Answering Correctly 78 75 57 65 55 76 66 42 42
Number Correct
History and
Approaches
Research
Methods
Biological
Bases of
Behavior
Sensation
and
Perception
States of
Consciousness
Learning Cognition
Number of
Questions
2 9 7 7 3 8 10
Average
Number
Correct
1.2
(60.0%)
5.9
(65.6%)
4.7
(67.1%)
4.2
(60.0%)
2.4
(80.0%)
4.0
(50.0%)
6.3
(63.0%)
My Number
Correct
Motivation
and
Emotion
Developmental
Psychology
Personality
Testing and
Individual
Differences
Abnormal
Psychology
Treatment of
Psychological
Disorders
Social
Psychology
Number of
Questions
9 7 6 6 9 7 9
Average
Number
Correct
6.1
(67.8%)
4.8
(68.6%)
3.7
(61.7%)
2.8
(46.7%)
7.1
(78.9%)
3.8
(54.3%)
5.6
(62.2%)
My Number
Correct