2005, Question 1 · 8 points
Eight ways thinking and perception go wrong
For eight concepts such as the availability heuristic, groupthink and nonrandom assignment, the student writes an example showing how each one leads to a mistaken perception, belief or conclusion, and explains the link.
This exam had two free-response questions to answer in 50 minutes, together worth one third of the total grade; the scoring guidelines give Question 1 eight points and Question 2 nine points. The current exam has 2 free-response questions in 70 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2005 exam. It starts on page 2 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this exam, so it opens from the copy of College Board's PDF that the Internet Archive saved on March 23, 2025.
2 Write your answer
Answer each part the way you would on the exam, in full sentences, with your work shown. Your writing saves as you type.
3 Score it
Score your answer against College Board's scoring guidelines, one point at a time. Give yourself a point only when your answer says what the guideline asks for.
Scoring guidelines (PDF, page 2) What the exam readers saw (Student Performance Q&A)
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