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Strategies for success for the psychology major
Landrum/Davis provides strategies for success that will allow students to achieve their career goals, whatever they may be. The authors provide fundamental tips and advice that can be useful to all students, but especially useful for psychology majors.
This text standardizes and catalogs much of the practical advice that professors often give to students—providing tips on how to do well in all classes, how to find research ideas, and how to write papers in general APA format. Also, the book contains up-to-date career information that faculty might not normally have at their fingertips, including the latest salary figures for a number of psychology-related jobs and occupations.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:
Describe why psychology is a practical subject for any student to study.
Identify career opportunities for holders of a Bachelor's degree in psychology
Identify career opportunities for holders of a Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology.
Find research ideas and write papers in APA format.
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Contents
In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Why College?
Chapter 2: Why Psychology?
Chapter 3: Careers with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
Chapter 4: Pursuing Bachelor's-Level Options
Chapter 5: Career Options with a Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree
Chapter 6: The Graduate Admissions Process
Chapter 7: Research and Teaching Assistantships
Chapter 8: Getting Involved: Internships and Organizations
Chapter 9: Sharpening Library and Research Skills
Chapter 10: An APA Format Primer
Chapter 11: Doing Well in Psychology Classes: Study Tips
Chapter 12: Ethical Issues for Psychology Majors
Chapter 13: Psychology and Other Options: Nurturing Your Career
2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Why College?
Who Goes to College
Public Expectations Concerning College
Student Expectations about Going to College
Desirable Skills and Abilities
The Covert Curriculum
The Civic, Liberal Arts Value of a College Education
The Financial Value of a College Education
Oh, You Didn't Have to Go to College...
Chapter 2: Why Psychology?
Thoughts about the Psychology Major
Areas of Specialization within Psychology
Who Majors in Psychology
Desirable Skills and Abilities for the Psychology Major
The Importance of Advising and Mentoring
Why the Psychology Major is a Good Choice
Chapter 3: Careers with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
The Undergraduate Curriculum
What Employers Want, and What They Pay
Careers with a Bachelor's Degree
Career Options, Job Descriptions, and the Amazing O*NET
What about the Associate's Degree?
Becoming a Freshman Again
Chapter 4: Pursuing Bachelor's-Level Options
The Complexity of Finding a Job
Preparing Your Resume, with Samples
Letters of Recommendation, with a Sample
Interview Skills, Questions, and Knockout Factors
What If You Are Not Initially Successful in Your Job Search?
Chapter 5: Career Options with a Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree
Why Graduate Training?
Types of Graduate Training and Graduate Degrees
Sample Job Descriptions, Work Locations of Graduate Degree Recipients
Occupational Opportunities with the Master's Degree
Occupational Opportunities with a Doctoral Degree
What Is a Postdoc?
Chapter 6: The Graduate Admissions Process
The Popularity and Competitiveness of Graduate Admissions
Overview: The Application Process
Primary and Secondary Selection Criteria, with Caveats
Grades, Transcripts, and the GRE
Letters of Recommendation, with Faculty Examples
The Personal Statement, with Student Examples
Research Experience, and Match and Fit with Your Program of Interest
Strategies to Consider If You Do Not Get In
Chapter 7: Research and Teaching Assistantships
What is a Research Assistantship?
Presenting Research at Conferences
What is a Senior Thesis?
Becoming a Teaching Assistant
Chapter 8: Getting Involved: Internships and Organizations
Field Experiences and Internships
What Interns Do
Other Internship Opportunities
Organizational Involvement
The American Psychological Association
The Association for Psychological Science
Psi Chi
Regional Associations
Chapter 9: Sharpening Library and Research Skills
Generating Research Ideas
The Literature Review
The Special Role of References
Library Research Strategies
Books
Journal Articles
The Internet
More Literature Search Strategies
Library Skills Psychology Majors Should Have
Chapter 10: An APA Format Primer
Writing Psychology Papers
The Parts: Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion
Grammar and Vocabulary
A Brief Note on Plagiarism
Sample Paper
Chapter 11: Doing Well in Psychology Classes: Study Tips
General Study Tips
Developing Effective Study Habits
Improving Your Reading
Getting more Out of Lectures
Improving Test-Taking Strategies
Math Anxiety
Behaviors to Avoid
Chapter 12: Ethical Issues for Psychology Majors
The Ethics of Being a Student
The Ethics of Research
The Development and Use of APA Ethical Principles
The Role of Informed Consent and the Institutional Review Board
Chapter 13: Psychology and Other Options: Nurturing Your Career
The Psychology Major, Revisited
Diversity in Psychology
Other Related Options
Self-Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Career Development
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