Module 2: Psychological Literacy Flashcards
Psychological Literacy (Boneau 1990)
Having ‘well-versed’ knowledge on psychology and having the capacity to critically evaluate or APPLY the knowledge.
Only psychological information can be discussed accurately using this language.
Psychology differs from philosophy by the scientific process. Thus, psychology is considered a part of the scientific field… Scientific literacy includes…
-Knowledgeable in a chosen area of expertise
-Describe knowledge
-Critically think about it
-Analyse it
-Draw inferences
-Solve problems
-Apply scientifically appraised knowledge adaptively.
One word to describe psychological literacy
Critical-thinking
Process of psychological literacy
Knowledge, Application, Outcome and consideration into what is a psychologically literate citizen.
In contributing to scientific literacy, psychological literacy extends upon this by…
-Knowledge about human behaviour
-Knowledge psychological theories, practices, etc.
-Being able to apply this knowledge through various contexts.
To study psychology puts us in the challenging position…
We must study a subject personally known to us in an objective way.
The knowledge that comes from studying psychology?
-Understanding development across a lifespan
-Understanding how people can exist across a variety of concepts (individuals, rationally, contextually)
-The relevance across social and work contexts.
McGovern and Colleagues 2010. 9 knowledge skills and attributes.
-Basic subject matter knowledge
- Valuing scientific thinking
-Creative and skeptical approach to problem solving.
-Applications to personal, social and organisational, relationships and broader communities.
-Acting ethically
-Competency in IT
-Communicate in different modes and various audiences.
-Foster respect for diversity.
-Being insightful and reflective about one’s own behaviour and mental processes.
The scientific process is essentially two parts…
Critical thinking and reflection
What happens when you are not scientifically literate?
Science and technology drives society forward Believing that there are answers to these problems, which why we entertain critical thinking.
As a citizen, you called to make democratic decisions everyday. Whether this is implicitly or not, does not excuse individuals from denying ethical and social responsibility.
Psychologically literate citizens …
Build on their literacy, to influence their lifewide learning journey.
One third of skills will likely change in the next five years (35%)
When was the 4th Industrial Revolution expected to occur?
2020
Top 10 Skills Employers seek today
- Complex problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Creativity
- People management
- Coordinating with others
- Emotional Intelligence
- Judgement and decision making
- Service orientation
- Negotiation
- Cognitive Flexibility
James 2010 mentioned how lawyers, and those working the justice system will benefit from psychological literacy.
