1. AP Psychology August 30th Exam Day
Objective
Opener
Show your knowledge and understanding of key concepts and vocab in Ch. 1 and 5 by getting at least 70% on the exam.
Turn in Notebooks and Assignments including summer assignment.

2. Exam protocol
Move desks apart so you do not have direct line of site to anyone else’s desk.
Get out a pencil.
Clear everything else off your desk.
When finished turn in exam and answer sheet to designated area.
Sit quietly until everyone is finished.

3. SODAS
SODAS is an acronym created to help students remember several key tips for writing successful psychology FRQs.
Space it!
Order
Define
Apply
Synonyms Please

4. FRQ
Professor Proust, a memory researcher, designs an experiment to test the hypothesis that reading picture books designed for children significantly enhances college students’ memories of childhood. She asks participants to write about significant childhood memories, and to circle any events they remembered from a list of common memories (such as getting lost in a store or breaking a leg).
Part A.
Use the following terms to describe how Professor Proust should choose the participants and experimental/control groups for her study.
Population
Random sample
Random assignment
Part B.
Use the following concepts to predict the kinds of memories participants are most likely to write about
Semantic encoding
Recall
Recognition
Retroactive interference
Part C
Explain how the misinformation effect might influence the accuracy of the memories reported on the survey.