AP Psychology Exam Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information Archive

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2019: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions - Set 1

Free-Response Questions - Set 2

Scoring Guidelines - Set 1

Scoring Guidelines - Set 2

Sample Responses Q1 - Set 1

Sample Responses Q1 - Set 2

Sample Responses Q2 - Set 1

Sample Responses Q2 - Set 2

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2018: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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2017: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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2016: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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2015: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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2014: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

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2013: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

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2012: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

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2011: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

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2010: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Score Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2009: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions

Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2005: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions

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2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2002: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions

All Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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Grade Distributions

 

2001: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples

All Questions

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Sample Responses Q1

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2000: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples

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1999: Free-Response Questions
Questions Scoring Samples

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Sample Responses Q1

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