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EBQ evidence desk Read the research design, choose evidence, and explain the connection. Your teacher reviews the thinking behind your response.
Evidence-Based Question practice
Make every piece of evidence do some work. These original fictional research summaries let you practice the response structure. The real exam uses summarized peer-reviewed research. These prompts and checklists are not an official scoring rubric.
Practice question What approach to studying can help people retain learned material?
Source A / Study spacing Fictional randomized study: 60 college volunteers studied for equal total time. Four separated sessions led to a mean of 15.2 correct answers one week later; one session led to 11.4. The sample came from one college. No inferential test is supplied.
Source B / Study habits survey Fictional correlational study: 400 high school volunteers reported their study habits. More frequent self-reported spacing was associated with higher course quiz scores (r = .28). Students were not randomly assigned to study methods. Prior knowledge, course demands, and self-report error could affect the relationship.
Source C / Retrieval practice Fictional randomized study: 80 adult volunteers studied the same material for equal time. One group recalled the material without looking; another reread it. After the practice period, both groups reviewed the same answer explanations for the same amount of time. A week later, the retrieval group averaged 14 correct answers on a 20-item test; the rereading group averaged 11. The setting and participants limit generalization. No inferential test is supplied.
The study descriptions and results are invented practice material. They are not evidence of real research findings.
A / Claim Make a defensible claim about a study approach that can support later retention. B(i) / First evidence Give one accurate, relevant finding and identify its source. B(ii) / First reasoning Use a psychological perspective, theory, concept, or research finding to explain why that evidence supports your claim. C(i) / Second evidence Give relevant evidence from a different source and identify it. C(ii) / Second reasoning Use a different psychological perspective, theory, concept, or research finding to explain how the second piece of evidence supports the claim. Download writing Print this practice 0/5 self-checks marked. This count is not an AP score.
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