Quiz

Question 1

What percentage of psychologists work in universities?

Answer 1

25.9%

Question 2

What are the types of academic careers?

Answer 2

1. Technical Schools
2. Community Colleges
3. Universities
4. Professional Psychology School
5. Medical School

Question 3

What are adjunct Professors?

Answer 3

Part one professors, good to do because it
- builds credibility
- stimulates writing/research
-colleges are everywhere

Question 4

What is a tenure track professor?

Answer 4

Achieved after working 6 years at a university, guaranteed a job basically
- grants academic freedom meaning they can not be fired unless there is a probable cause

Question 5

Why do dictator’s purge well educated individuals?

Answer 5

They do not value academic freedom, and are often intimidated by educated individuals

Question 6

What are the ranks in tenure track positions?

Answer 6

1. Assistant Professor
2. Associate Professor
3. Professor
4. Distinguished Professor

Question 7

What is an Assistant Professor?

Answer 7

Hired by a university, to then have 6 years to prove yourself as tenure. Have to submit a padoseá, in order to be granted tenure.

Question 8

What is an Associate Professor?

Answer 8

Granted associate professor after 6 years working at uni, most likely granted tenure at this point

Question 9

What is a Professor/ Full Professor?

Answer 9

Been advanced tenured, then granted full time professor, have to prove yourself to be come a full professor

Question 10

What is a Distinguished Professor?

Answer 10

Very advanced professor who has conducted a large amount of accredited research for the university
- very rare

Question 11

What do Professor spend most of their time doing?

Answer 11

Teaching
Research
And service

Question 12

What kind of universities conduct research compared to those who don’t?

Answer 12

Bigger more advanced state universities conduct more research compared to smaller private ones

Question 13

What is meant by Academic Professional Service?

Answer 13

• serving on committees and boards within the university
• participating in per reviewed journals

Question 14

Why are there so many jokes and complaints about committee work?

Answer 14

• democracy is slow and messy
  -long process
• if not controlled, it can easily take all your time

Question 15

Positives about academic career?

Answer 15

• extremely flexible
• very little supervision
• good benefits

Question 16

Downsides to Academic Careers?

Answer 16

• often take work home with you
• freedom is paralyzing
• higher education is expensive

Question 17

What is bad about the job market in terms of academia?

Answer 17

• very competitive
• likely have to move if offered a job

Question 18

What strategies did Michaski find to be most common?

Answer 18

• informal strategies (networking)
• electronic resources
• faculty advisors
• apa monitor on psychology
• chronicle of higher education