CLEP Introductory Psychology case studies
CLEP Introductory Psychology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CLEP Introductory Psychology exam is a College Board credit-by-examination test that lets students earn college credit for material typically covered in a one-semester undergraduate introductory psychology course. It is aimed at self-directed learners, adult students, and current undergraduates who already know the material and want to demonstrate that knowledge rather than repeat the course. The exam stresses basic facts, concepts, and generally accepted principles of psychology, spanning history, approaches, and methods; biological bases of behavior, sensation, and perception; states of consciousness; learning; cognition; motivation and emotion; personality; psychological disorders and treatment; social psychology; and statistics, tests, and measurements. It contains approximately 95 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 90 minutes, and some questions are pretests that are not scored. The CLEP Introductory Psychology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,027 words.
1The Study Skills Workshop
A college learning center runs a workshop claiming it improves exam performance. To evaluate it, staff recruit 60 volunteers.
608 words, about 3 min2The Night-Shift Nurse
A 34-year-old nurse has worked rotating 12-hour shifts (two days, then two nights) for eight months. She reports falling asleep at red lights, difficulty concentrating during night shifts, and sleeping only 4–5 hours on her days off despite feeling exhausted.
560 words, about 3 min3The Toddler and the Cookie
A researcher tests a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old in a quiet room. In the first task, a child is shown two plates: one with 2 cookies, one with 5.
575 words, about 3 min4The Reluctant Speaker
A 28-year-old graduate student is referred after six weeks of not attending seminars. He reports that since a conference talk in which he 'blanked' for several seconds, he has avoided all presentations.
658 words, about 3 min5The Divided Team
A manager leads a 12-person product team. In a meeting, she asks for opinions on a risky launch.
626 words, about 3 min