While nothing can replace greatstudy skills, practicing good test-taking strategiescanhelp improve your performance on psychology exams.
How many questions are there?
What pop in of questions are on the test?
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In many cases, yourpsychologytests will be a mix of different questions types.
Understanding the format of the test will give you a better idea of how to budget your time.
Start by determining how long you have for each question.
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Instead, try working your way through the exam in the order the questions are presented.
The questions will probably become increasingly difficult the further you delve into the exam.
As the questions get more challenging, it can be helpful to start using the process of elimination.
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Then start ruling out the options that make the least sense.
Remember that some multiple-choice tests include more than one answer that is technically correct.
Research has shown that testing can actually be an effective learning strategy.
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So make self-tests a part of yourregular study habits.
However, knowing how to take a test effectively can help you to do your best.
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