2010, Question 1 · 7 points
Seven paired concepts linked by examples
For each of seven term pairs, such as functional fixedness with problem solving or myelin with the neural impulse, the student gives an example showing how the first term shapes the second.
This exam had two free-response questions to answer in 50 minutes, together worth one third of the total score, and the scoring guidelines give each question 7 points, one per concept. 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 2010 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 December 8, 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)
Question, scoring guidelines and Chief Reader report: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title, summary are ours.