Module 1: Personal Profile Flashcards
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What are the six graduate attributes of the 4th year psychology program?
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- Knowledge and Understanding of psychology; major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in the core topics of psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology; Understand, apply and evaluate basic research design, data analysis and interpretation
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Values in Psychology; empirical evidence; tolerate ambiguity; act ethically and professionally; sociocultural and international diversity
- Communication Skills
- Learning and Application of Psychology
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What were the key findings of Morris et al (2013) graduate attributes study?
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- Aims: examine student perceptions of GAs and Psychological Literacy
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Results:
- Highest perception of importance for both GA and PL psyc majors + specialist units > psyc majors > non majors
- GA awareness, development and importance correlated with PL importance and development
- Effect of specialist units may be that those taking it are already highly motivated and high achievers
3
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What are the top 5 NACE employablity skills discussed by Helms (2011)?
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- Communication Skills (Verbal and Written): Developed writing papers and making oral presentations.
- Strong Work Ethic: Tied first place with communication. Demonstrated in attendence, punctuality, due dates. Quantity and quality of work product, optional extra courses etc
- Teamwork Skills (Working with others); Developed in and out of course. Classroom participation, group projects, clubs and societies.
- Initiative; Seeking out opportunities to get more experience, go above the minimum and be self-guided in learning. Leadership opportunities in clubs and societies.
- Interpersonal Skills (Relating to others); Encourage others, participate in the classroom, openness to feedback
4
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What are the 5 main functions of the Psychology Board of Australia?
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- Registering psychologists and provisional psychologists
- Developing standards, codes and guidelines for psychology
- Handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
- Assessing overseas trained practitioners
- Approving accreditation standards and accredited courses
5
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What are the different types of psychology registration?
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- General Registration; achieved through a masters+, or upon completion of an exam.
- Provisional Registration; Apply after 4 year course, used in 4+2, 5+1 pathways while being supervised
- Non-practicing registration; while working overseas, taking leave or retired but maintaining title of ‘psychologist’
- Specialist Registration; aka ‘endorsement’, a registrar program completed with supervised practice allows title of “clinical” “occupational” etc.
6
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What are some of the supportive organisations in psychology?
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- AHPRA and PsyBA; focus on regulation and registration
- Australian Pychology Society; Offers membership at all levels across Aus. Organises networking, confernces, advice on professional issues etc.
- Australian Association for CBT; non profit support for professionals
- Australian Clinical Psychology Association;
7
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What is Personal Development Planning?
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- Process of tracking learning experiences, progress, achievements and next steps
- Continuous improvement of skills and planning using metacognitive processes.
- Monash Career Connect; offers many activities, readings, assessments and resources
- Employability skills reflection
- Cover Letter feedback
- Resume feedback
8
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What is Reflection?
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- Reflection is the process of sorting through ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc to gather new insights.
- Reflection enables you to:
- Understand your learning processes
- Understand how you are using that learning
- Identify strengths and weaknesses
- Identify goals and how far they are
- Become aware of barriers
- Identify what action to take
9
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What are Watton et als tips for reflection?
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- Reflect regularly, after any milestone
- Use tools, guides and prompts to enable depth
- Consider different/new perspectives
- Be honest with yourself
- Look for patterns or themes, link between contexts
- Consider and use feedback
- Think positively
10
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According to Locke and Latham, through what four mechanisms do goals affect performance?
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- Directing attention and effort: behaviourally and cognitively, focus goal related info, improve on goal related feedback
- Increasing effort: high goals lead to greater effort than low goals
- Persistance: Hard goals prolong time spent in effort, although there is trade off in time vs intensity of effort (ie rapid work)
- Increasing available information: goals affect action by leading to arousal, discovery, use of knowledge.
11
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What factors did Locke and Latham find that moderate the effectiveness of goal setting?
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Goal Commitment: This is most important when goals are difficult and require prolonged effort. Two factors influence goal commitment:
- Importance of outcome; public commitment, inspiration, personal connection, payment, etc
- Self-efficacy (belief it can be done); role models, adequate training
- Feedback; Monitoring progress to adapt to needs. Feedback aids motivation through a dual cycle of meeting and increasing effort (Bandura)
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Task Complexity; goals are more effective in simple than complex tasks due to limits on the ability to discover appropriate strategies.
- Can be overcome by breaking down goals into specific parts
- Feedback can moderate complexity via error management.
12
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What is Hollands model of vocational interests?
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- Six interest types arranged hexagonally according to their correlations.
- Realistic: Doers. Practical, hands-on, problem solvers
- Investigative: Thinkers. Analytical, curious, introspective, independent
- Artistic: Creators. Imaginative, open, introspective
- Social: Helpers. Sociable, empathetic, responsible
- Enterprising; Persuaders; ambitious, agreeable, extroverted
- Conventional; Organisers. orderly, persistent, practical
13
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According to Hogan and Blake, what do personality measures and vocational interests tell us about occupations?
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Vocational Interest Measures; how much a person will like an occupation
- Measure the Actors View; a person’s identity (goals, values, aspirations)
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Personality Measures; the social skills and drives necessart to succeed once in the occupation
- Measure Observers View; a person’s behaviours and reputation
14
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How does Hollands Vocational measure relate to personality?
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- Holland’s model describes personality within environments; fit between a person and their coworkers/ability to get ahead in career.
- Robust and systematic relationship to big 5
- Correlation to Big 5: small to moderate but consistent correlation patterns
- Extroversion; +enterprising,-investigative
- Conscientiousness; +convention
- Agreeableness; +social
- Openess; + artistic, +invest, +social, -conv
- Neuroticism; unrepresented.
- Hogan: Holland Hexagon works on 2 dimensions
- Sociability; Bisects E/S and R/I
- Conformity; Artistic vs Convention
15
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What are Super’s four age related career stages and Life rainbow?
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Career Stages
- Exploration (15-24) of world and preferences
- Establishment (25-44) of career and progression
- Maintenance (45-64) and development
- Disingagement (65+) retirement planning
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Roles in the life rainbow:
- Student (up to 60)
- Recreationist (whole life)
- Citizen (from 20)
- Worker (25-65)
- Homemaker (26+)
