Psych 105 Exam 2 (Majoring in
Psychology 7 questions)
Aligned vs. misaligned students - correct answer ✔✔Aligned students
-Ambitions match career plans
-More likely to construct good plans
-Understand needed KSAOs
-Select courses thoughtfully
-Select clubs/activities thoughtfully
Misaligned students
-Equally ambitious
-Unsure what to do
-Limited knowledge about
Undergrad Curriculum in Psychology section - correct answer ✔✔-Need a tolerance for ambiguity
-Psychology is not about finding "the right answers"
·vs. math, accounting, chemistry, etc...
·Psychology is about asking questions and refining answers in quest for "right answers"
"The goal of education is not to get through, but to get better." - Author unknown
Covert & Overt Curricula - correct answer ✔✔Overt (Content - what to learn)
·Classes, course work, etc.
Covert (How to learn)
·Info management, synthesis, decision making, etc.
, ·Study Skills/Strategies
· University Learning Centers (http://www.ulc.psu.edu/studyskills/main.html)
Perceptions of Psychology as a Humanity - correct answer ✔✔Who? Public, students, and employees
Why? Shared focus on human thought, culture, effects of experience
-Philosophy and Religion (sometimes classified as a Humanity) are antecedents of Psychology
NOT a Humanity because
-Scientific goals and methods
-Psychology interested in...
-Brain processes
-Non-humans
Benefits of varied curriculum - correct answer ✔✔-When economy poor, those with PSYCH degree have
easier time getting a job
-Connections to many other disciplines/majors
-Connections to many non-psych. Helping professions
-Advantages over other applicants
-Knowledge about thinking and behavior at 3 levels: brain, individual, group-level
-Critical thinking/ scientific reasoning skills
-Quanitiative skills
Benefits of core goals - correct answer ✔✔-Goals match employer interests
-Strong knowledge base
-Strong critical thinking skills
-Strong info gathering/synthesis skills
-Qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation
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