2025, Set 1, Question 1 · Article Analysis Question · 7 points · about 25 minutes
Misleading summaries and eyewitness memory
Read a study where people watched a staged theft and then read summaries with different amounts of false detail, then answer six parts on method, measures, results, ethics, who the findings apply to, and memory distortion.
Lessons this question draws on
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2025, Set 1 exam. It starts on page 3 of the PDF.
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 (Chief Reader report)
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