How long?

[Maniac Craniac]

How long have people studied to pass the pschology clep? I'm wondering because I'm taking it next week, just got done failing the socialogy clep by one point.

I just started studying Psych today. Even though you failed Sociology, I know you have the general idea down pact in your head. From what I have seen of psych so far, sociology will help you. The research methods component is the same, as are the ethical issues of conducting social science research, some theories of behavior, and even much of the history portion seems to run parallel.

My dry-run (without studying at all) Peterson's test score was a 65, with absolutely no background in psychology whatsoever, and I didn't even go over and review my answers. If Peterson's is anything like the real CLEP, which I haven't taken yet, I would say that Psych and Soc exams are about equal in difficulty. The answers to about 6/10 of the questions (like every one of these multiple choice tests I have taken so far) can either be found on other parts of the test, or wrong choices can be rationally eliminated. I go into these tests with the mindset that I already "own" 50% of the questions, and have to use my actual knowledge to work on the other 50%.

The best advice I can give anyone, which I always give to everyone, is that when you are taking the exam, to take as much time as you need... and then some. Review your answers as many times as you have to, and keep reviewing until you KNOW that you have exhausted your memory and logical capabilities and that there is no possible way that you can pull another correct answer out of your head. Then, take a deep breath and click "End Exam." Then, post your test score here so we can all celebrate with you!!!!!