Week 4

Question 1

What is a capstone unit?

Answer 1

Make students aware of graduate capabilities they have developed
2. Consolidate and synthesise discipline specific knowledge and skills learned in different units in psychology
Reflect on how undergraduate learning might be used to explain everyday behaviour
4. Use 1 - 3 above to facilitate employability

Question 2

What is the percentage of psych grads that go onto further study or professional training in psychology?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

If you dont work in psychology, where do most grads work?

Answer 3

Knowledge economy

Question 4

What were the 3 most important skills rated by employers?

Answer 4

1- Interpersonal and communiction skills
2- passion and knowledge of industry, drive commitment
3- critical reasoning and analytical skills.

Question 5

What is psychological literacy?

Answer 5

Psychologically literate citizens have a basic knowledge of psychology and can and will apply their knowledge to a broad range of situations”

Question 6

What are the two thinking styles?

Answer 6

1- Analytic

2- Intuitive

Question 7

How do you measure which personality type you have?

Answer 7

Cognitive personality test

Question 8

What is an example of gender conformity?

Answer 8

Men being drunk- its okay he’s a guy

Question 9

What would a psychologically literate person think in the situation? Adam Goodes

Answer 9

Behaviour of crowds- formation of ingroups and out groups.
In group formed, and out groups formed. The behaviour on his behalf was seen as inappropriate.

Must communicate well in different contexts.

” it resulted from Mr Goodes’ overt pride in his Indigenous heritage (e.g. objecting to being called an “ape”, celebrating a goal with Indigenous dance) which triggered either conscious or unconscious racism. “