Psychology Exit Exam

  • What is the Psychology Exit Exam
    The Psychology Exit Exam is a standardized test that allows a comparison of students' performance in the eight sub-fields of psychology (Learning & Cognition; Social; Personality; Developmental; Abnormal; Physiological; Experimental Design; and Statistics) with a national sample using percentile ranks.
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  • Why do you need to take the Psycholgy Exam?
    The Department of Psychology uses the test scores (central tendency and variability indicated by percentile rank in the representative national sample) to assess the degree to which graduating students鈥� knowledge in psychology meets the learning outcome goals set by the program. The aggregate performance level in the exit exam is recorded and summarized once a year in an Annual Assessment Academic report submitted to the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of Academic Affairs as a part of the materials used for the accreditation review.
  • How to prepare for the exam?
    The Psychology Exit Exam covers main topics in Abnormal Psychology, Lifespan Development, Research Methods, Learning and Cognition, Personality, Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology, and Statistics. They are all in multiple-choice format and typically ask for: 1) a specific definition and/or example based on the technical term or concept (e.g., 鈥渇undamental attribution error鈥�); or 2) the name of the concept based on definition or example (e.g., 鈥渂ias to explain other people鈥檚 action based on the person鈥檚 disposition as opposed to situational factors鈥�). As such, the questions should be similar to many questions that students have seen in the exams in PSY A111: Introduction to Psychology. Given this, one good strategy may be to review an Introduction to Psychology textbook by focusing on the core concepts specified in each subtopic such as (classical conditioning, working memory, accommodation and assimilation, ego, social loafing, standard error of the mean, internal validity, etc).  
  • When and how do I take the exam?
    We advise students to take the Exit Exam in the last semester before graduation because some of the topics covered by the Exit Exam may not have been covered until the last semester before graduation. Because it takes at least two weeks for the Registrar鈥檚 Office to receive a notification of test completion, we advise students to take the exit exam in the first half of their last semester. 

 

 

Psychology Test Required For Graduation

The Psychology Area Concentration Achievement Test (ACAT) is required for all undergraduate Psychology majors who wish to graduate from the 熊猫在线视频. This standardized test of knowledge is approved by the Psychology Department. There is no minimum score required for graduation. 

When can I take the exam?

The test can be taken anytime the testing center is open.   

How much does it cost?

The cost to take the test is $33.50 

When do I receive a score report?

At the end of the test candidates will be able to view and print a copy of the scores immediately. Copies of the report will be sent to the Psychology Department and to the Registrars Office.