I recently heard that jumping around on the PCAT is now a counterproductive strategy. Apparently Pearson/PsychCorp know that Kaplan and others recommend skipping around and looking for the 'easy' questions on the exam. So how do they combat this, you ask?
They have several questions on the test which are "experimental" and do not count toward or against your score. These tend to be the on the easier end of the spectrum. So if you jump around looking for the easy questions, you are more likely to encounter ones which do not count toward your score. The time lost will negatively effect your score in the end.
They have several questions on the test which are "experimental" and do not count toward or against your score. These tend to be the on the easier end of the spectrum. So if you jump around looking for the easy questions, you are more likely to encounter ones which do not count toward your score. The time lost will negatively effect your score in the end.