AP® Psychology
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to AP® Psychology
Welcome to Albert's AP® Psychology course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's AP® Psychology course, including how it is organized, how to find questions using standards or tags, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the College Board.
Subject Organization
Albert’s AP® Psychology multiple choice questions (located in the Practice tab) and free response questions (located in the Free Response tab) are organized in accordance with the College Board’s 2024 AP® Psychology Course and Exam Description into the following units:
Units
- Unit 1: Biological Bases of Behavior
- Unit 2: Cognition
- Unit 3: Development and Learning
- Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality
- Unit 5: Mental and Physical Health
Topics
Each unit contains a range of specific topics. For example, here are some topics within Unit 3 | Development and Learning.
- 3.1 | Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology
- 3.2 | Physical Development Across the Lifespan
- 3.3 | Gender and Sexual Orientation
- 3.4 | Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
- 3.5 | Communication and Language Development
Assessments
In addition to our practice guide, AP® Psychology includes five unit assessments and two full-length practice exams that include questions unique from those in our practice guide. Both the unit and practice exams can be taken in full or can be broken down into multiple choice and free response questions.
Free Response Questions
AP® Psychology includes 10 free response assessments. These assessments are organized by unit and are further broken down by article analysis and evidence-based questions.
Using Standards to Find Questions
Standards
All questions in Albert’s AP® Psychology course are aligned to the current course content and skills from the Course and Exam Description.
This standards-alignment provides another easy way to find useful questions besides the Unit and Topic organization. Using the Standards button at the top left corner of any subject page, you can search for any standard from the CED to find all questions in our course library aligned to that standard! For more details, please see this article in our Help section.
In addition to searching by the standards’ names, you can also search by their content! Simply type in a few words from the standard description to see all relevant standards pertaining to that content.
Question Types
AP® Psychology includes all of the questions students will find on the actual AP® exam. This provides meaningful practice of important skills and content to prepare students to excel in their course and on their exam.
Exam Information
All AP® Exams take place the first two weeks of May. You can find the AP® Exam schedule here.
The format of the exam is detailed in the table below:
| Section | Section I: Multiple Choice Questions | Section II: Free Response Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Questions | 75 Questions | 2 Questions |
| Exam Weighting | 67% | 33% |
| Timing | 90 minutes | 70 minutes |
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