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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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What the real AP Psychology paper looks like

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.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Psychology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Chronic stress is associated with:

  1. faster reflexes only
  2. improved health
  3. negative health effects
  4. no effect
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✓ Answer: C — negative health effects
Prolonged stress harms physical/mental health.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Punishment is intended to:

  1. Increase a behavior
  2. Decrease a behavior
  3. Have no effect
  4. Create a reflex
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✓ Answer: B — Decrease a behavior
Punishment decreases the behavior it follows.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

The basic unit of the nervous system is the:

  1. Nephron
  2. Neuron
  3. Synapse
  4. Glia
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✓ Answer: B — Neuron
Neurons are the cells that transmit information in the nervous system.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

An action potential is:

  1. A type of glial cell
  2. A brain wave during sleep
  3. A chemical released into the blood
  4. An electrical impulse traveling down an axon
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✓ Answer: D — An electrical impulse traveling down an axon
An action potential is the neural electrical impulse along the axon.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

Milgram's study famously examined:

  1. Obedience to authority
  2. Memory
  3. Attachment
  4. Conformity
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✓ Answer: A — Obedience to authority
Milgram studied obedience.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

The bystander effect means people are less likely to help when:

  1. They are trained
  2. Alone
  3. Others are present
  4. It is an emergency
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✓ Answer: C — Others are present
Diffusion of responsibility reduces helping in groups.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3

The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for:

  1. Rest and digest
  2. Fight or flight arousal
  3. Memory storage
  4. Hearing
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✓ Answer: B — Fight or flight arousal
The sympathetic division mobilizes the body for action (fight or flight).
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3

The endocrine system communicates using:

  1. Reflexes
  2. Myelin
  3. Action potentials
  4. Hormones
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — Hormones
The endocrine system releases hormones into the bloodstream.
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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.