Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
The hypothalamus regulates:
- speech
- reading
- vision
- hunger, thirst, and body temperature
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✓ Answer: D — hunger, thirst, and body temperature
The hypothalamus controls basic drives and homeostasis.
AP · · Psychology
Free AP Psychology
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AP papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Psychology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The gap between two neurons across which neurotransmitters travel is the:
- Axon
- Dendrite
- Synapse
- Myelin sheath
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✓ Answer: C — Synapse
The synapse (synaptic cleft) is where neurotransmission occurs.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The serial position effect combines primacy and:
- framing
- recency
- anchoring
- priming
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✓ Answer: B — recency
Primacy + recency = serial position effect.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3
The way a problem is presented influencing decisions is the ______ effect.
- priming
- anchoring
- recency
- framing
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✓ Answer: D — framing
Framing affects choices by presentation.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3
Functional fixedness limits problem-solving by:
- seeing objects only in their usual use
- guessing
- ignoring data
- using too many tools
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✓ Answer: A — seeing objects only in their usual use
It blocks novel uses of objects.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3
Grouping items into meaningful units to aid memory is called:
- Rehearsal
- Chunking
- Priming
- Encoding failure
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✓ Answer: B — Chunking
Chunking organizes information into larger meaningful units.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
Chronic stress is associated with:
- faster reflexes only
- improved health
- negative health effects
- no effect
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✓ Answer: C — negative health effects
Prolonged stress harms physical/mental health.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
The endocrine gland called the 'master gland' is the:
- pancreas
- thyroid
- pituitary
- adrenal
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✓ Answer: C — pituitary
The pituitary regulates other glands.
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AP Psychology FAQ
What does the AP Psychology exam look like?
The AP Psychology exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free AP Psychology past paper?
Real AP past papers are published directly by AP on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AP Psychology graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.