The New York City police chief wants to know if teens commit more crimes after watching violent television shows. What kind of study helps answer the question? Learners must describe a successful study. They also examine the psychological effects of a change in grading policy in the set of College Board prompts.

Concepts

crime, criminology, correlation, violence, motivation, test preparation

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use case studies as a group activity or discussion
• Offer prompts to practice test-taking skills

Classroom Considerations

• Items are the free-response questions from the 2000 AP® Psychology exam

Pros

• Answer keys and guidelines make teacher feedback easy 
• Case study format allows for a variety of classroom uses

Cons

• The age of the materials may require teachers to consider if they are relevant for current exam year

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10