How many graduate attributes are there for a four-year APAC-accredited psychology program?
6
What are the 6 graduate attributes of a four-year APAC-accredited psychology program?
- Knowledge and understanding of psychology (major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology)
- Research methods in psychology
- Critical thinking skills in psychology (creative thinking, sceptical inquiry and the scientific approach)
- Values in psychology (value empirical evidence, tolerate ambiguity during the search for greater understanding, act ethically and professionally, understand diversity)
- Communication skills in psychology
- Learning and the application of psychology (to personal, social, and organisational issues)
Morris et al: What definition do they give for psychological literacy (PL)?
“PL is the capacity to adaptively and intentionally apply psychological science to meet personal, professional and societal needs”
What is the main argument of Morris et al (article on graduate attributes)?
They argue that learning, teaching and assessment strategies for undergrad psyc should be designed to scaffold the development of GAs, and that such development will naturally lead to increased PL.
What do Morris et al suggest is a good way to introduce the required disciplinary and professional thought processes to students?
Through a cornerstone foundational subject in first year - provides students with a solid foundation of the core knowledge, skills and attitudes that are required for subsequent success in the programme.
Morris et al: What can be done during the final year?
A capstone subject
What did Morris et al find as the trends for GA ratings across 3 years of uni for MajorSP, Major, and NoMajor students?
MajorSP (completed cornerstone unit) students gave consistently high ratings across the 3 years
Major (no cornerstone unit) students showed some increase across the 3 years
NoMajor students gave lower ratings in Year 3 than earlier years
Morris et al: What were the findings in terms of awareness of psychological literacy?
All MajorSP students indicated they were aware of the term, but this was not the case for Major and NoMajor students.
However, once PL was defined, all students rated this concept as important
What do Morris et al suggest are the GAs that require more attention in the curriculum?
GAs 4-6: Values and ethics, communication, and applications
What are the qualities essential to being a good psychologist, according to Morony (2006)?
- An interest in people and behaviour
- Excellent communication skills
- Interpersonal skills, including negotiation
- Empathy
- An analytical and enquiring mind
- Problem-solving ability
- Patience and perceptiveness
- Teamwork skills
- Responsibility and accountability
- Self-reliance and self-management
Commitment to ethical practice
What are the top 5 employability skills identified by NACE (2007)?
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong work ethic
- Teamwork skills
- Initiative
- Interpersonal skills
Who must you register with to become a registered psychologist?
The Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
What are some of the functions of the Psychology Board of Australia?
- Registering psychologists and provisional psychologists
- Developing standards, guidelines, and codes for the psychology profession
- Handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
- Assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practice in Australia
- Approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study
What are the 3 registration types for the psychology profession?
- General registration
- Provisional registration
- Non-practising registration
What are the 4 elements of career planning?
- Personal development planning
- Reflection
- Goal setting
- Action planning
Locke and Latham: In terms of goal-setting theory, define valence, instrumentality, and expectancy.
Valence = anticipated satisfaction Instrumentality = the belief that performance will lead to rewards Expectancy = the belief that effort will lead to the performance needed to attain rewards
Locke and Latham: What are some factors that moderate task performance?
- Goal commitment (importance, self-efficacy)
- Feedback
- Task complexity
Locke and Latham: In terms of highly complex tasks, how do performance-outcome goals and specific learning goals differ in their effectiveness?
eg: Air traffic controller simulation
- Having a performance-outcome goal actually interfered with learning, and telling them to do their best showed to be better
- However, when having a specific learning goal, high goals led to much better performance than general urging them to do their best
Locke and Latham: Goals influence action through 4 different mechanisms. What are they?
- Direction - goals give direction to our efforts, such that we focus on these as opposed to other tasks
- Energising - goals are energising, especially when they require greater effort
- Persistence - goals improve persistence
- Goals activate related knowledge and skills, so that these are developed as required
Locke and Latham: How are commitment, feedback and complexity related to task performance?
Commitment - associated with the amount of effort exerted - more complexity = greater effort. This is because commitment is similar to perceived importance of the task, and importance is instrumental to achievement.
Feedback - allows the individual to adjust their level of effort if need be.
Complexity - inversely related to achievement. As a task becomes more complex, other variables such as knowledge, skill and ability will affect performance.
What are the 6 interest types that jobs fit into and that people are interested in?
Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional
Hogan and Blake: Extraversion is negatively related to the _ interest type and positively related to the _ interest type?
Investigative
Enterprising
Hogan and Blake: Agreeableness is positively related to the _ type?
Social
Hogan and Blake: Conscientiousness is positively related to the _ type?
Conventional
