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Psychological literacy Lessons for life

Psychological literacy Lessons for life. Dr Carolyn Mair CPsychol, CSci, FHEA c.mair@fashion.arts.ac.uk. Psychology graduates acquire the knowledge and skills to live meaningful lives.

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Psychological literacy Lessons for life

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  1. Psychological literacy Lessons for life Dr Carolyn Mair CPsychol, CSci, FHEA c.mair@fashion.arts.ac.uk

  2. Psychology graduates acquire the knowledge and skills to live meaningful lives

  3. Using the core topics in psychology to develop psychological literacy Cognitive Social Biological CHIPs Research Methods Developmental Individual Differences

  4. Biological psychology Influence of physiological and genetic factors

  5. Biological/cognitive psychology Emotion • Stress and coping • Resilience • Emotional intelligence

  6. Cognitive psychology Influence of physiological and genetic factors All you see is not all there is!

  7. Cognitive psychology • Attention, language, communication, learning, memory, thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and perception • Metacognition

  8. Positive psychology • Enhance quality of life for all people positivepsychologynews.com

  9. Social psychology Fundamental in education, employment and life in general

  10. Social psychology • Communication • Problem solving • Cohesion and conflict management • Influence and leadership

  11. Developmental psychology Caring for others throughout the life course, tolerance and respect

  12. Developmental psychology • Toleranceand respect for others • Improved parenting • Better decision making about care • Better understanding of typical and atypical development

  13. Personality and Individual Differences Encourages respect for diversity and inclusivity at work and in our communities

  14. Research methods Ethics, identification, investigation, analysis, evaluation, dissemination

  15. CHIPs Critical Thinking A persistent effort to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusions to which it tends Glaser, 1941 CHIPs Develops understanding and tolerance of viewpoints and biases in considering evidence and theory

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