AP Psychology FRQ two questions after the redesign.
Section II of the AP Psychology exam is two free-response questions in 70 minutes, worth about one-third of your score. The 2025 redesign replaced the old prompts with the Article Analysis Question and the Evidence-Based Question. Here is what each one asks.
The format at a glance
The redesigned free-response section is shorter than the old one, but each question is more involved.
The two question types
Both ask you to reason about research rather than just define terms.
What it tests
The questions can draw on any area of the course: biological bases of behavior, cognition, development, learning, social psychology, and mental and physical health. What changed is the focus. Instead of stacking definitions, the redesigned questions reward reading a study critically and building an argument from evidence.
Where students lose points
How to practice
Use the College Board released AP Psychology free-response questions for the new format, and practice the Article Analysis Question until reading a study quickly feels natural. Build your vocabulary with the AP Psychology Definitions guides, then check a raw score with the AP Psychology score calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers — written by humans, not a chatbot.
How many FRQs are on the AP Psychology exam?
Two after the 2025 redesign, in 70 minutes, worth about a third of your total score: the Article Analysis Question and the Evidence-Based Question.
What is the Article Analysis Question?
You read a short description of a study, identify the research method, evaluate whether the results generalize, and apply a psychological concept to them.
What is the Evidence-Based Question?
You make a defensible claim in response to a prompt and defend it using the provided sources and specific psychology terminology.