1. How To Write A Good Free Response

2. Free Response Example
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The police chief of New City states publicly that she sees a direct relationship between teenage arrests in New City for violent crimes and the popularity among New City teens of especially violent television shows.
a. Design a study to research this claimed relationship, being sure to address how each of the following design elements would apply to your study.
— give the Independent and Dependent variable — operational definition of variables
— Possible confounding variables — selection of participants — two ethical considerations
b. The police chief concludes that watching violent television shows leads to teens' committing violent crimes in New City. Do you support her conclusion? Explain your response. 1.
Jack is a second-grade student. He seems to have no interest in learning, often daydreaming in class and frequently disrupting the class by throwing objects at other students. Describe the solutions a psychologists might offer to explain Jack's classroom behavior and practical suggestions for helping Jack to cope more effectively with the challenges he faces if he was using the following perspectives; cognitive, social-culture, behavioral, and pychoanalytic.

3. Keys to Success Read before answering Determine the questions intent
Maintain order!!!
Begin writing in the order of the presentation of questions
Make it “reader friendly”
Write to the point
You are awarded points for correct answers; you do not lose points for incorrect answers
It MUST directly relate to the question
Avoid contradictions
Although you don’t lose points for incorrect information YOU WILL NOT SCORE POINTS IF INFORMATION CONTRADICTS

4. Demonstrate your knowledge Write legibly
Be specific
Write legibly