PSY1012 Psychological literacy research by Charlotte https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012 en-us 2018-10-31 15:47:52 UTC 2026-02-04 20:20:34 UTC hello@padlet.com What is psychological literacy? https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747029 it is the application of psychology which aims to meet personal, professional, and societal needs.

Cranney, J., Morris, S., & Botwood, L. (2015). Psychological literacy in undergraduate psychology education. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of undergraduate psychology education (pp. 863-872). New York, NY, US: Oxford University Press.

]]> 2019-10-29 09:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747029 Psychological Literacy https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747253 Cranney et al. (2012, p.4) define psychological literacy as ‘the general capacity apply psychology to meet personal, professional and societal needs’.

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/december-2014/psychological-literacy-classroom-real-world

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https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/december-2014/psychological-literacy-classroom-real-world

]]> 2019-10-29 09:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747657 https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747755 To put it into simple words, psychological literacy is the adaptive and intentional application of psychology to meet personal, professional, and societal needs. We strongly believe that psychological literacy should be the primary outcome of undergraduate psychology education, but of course, it is not that simple.
Cranney, J., Morris, S., & Botwood, L. (2015). Psychological literacy in undergraduate psychology education. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of undergraduate psychology education (pp. 863-872). New York, NY, US: Oxford University Press.

]]> 2019-10-29 09:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747755 Psychology Literature https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747853 Reported here are the results of a study to determine which terms and concepts in psychology's basic subfields are judged to be of sufficient importance that they should be general knowledge within the psychological community
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1990-27172-001 ]]> 2019-10-29 09:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403747853 What is psychological literacy? Psychological literacy is the ability to apply psychological knowledge to personal, family, occupational, community and societal challenges. https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748050 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00105/full

]]> 2019-10-29 09:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748050 Psychological Literature https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748061 · Having well defined vocab and basic knowledge of psychology
· Valuing intellectual challenges 
· Taking a creative approach to problem solving
· Applying psychological principles to personal, social and organisational issues within work, relationships and community.
· Acting ethically
· Being competent within using and evaluating information & technology
· Communicating effectively with different audiences
· Recognising and fostering respect for diversity
· Being insightful about ones own and others’ behaviour and mental processes
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00105/full
]]> 2019-10-29 09:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748061 Psychological Literacy https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748143 McGovern et al. (2010, p.11) define psychological literacy as 'being insightful and reflective about one's own and others' behaviour and mental processes' and having the ability to apply 'psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues in work, relationships and the broader community'
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/december-2014/psychological-literacy-classroom-real-world]]> 2019-10-29 09:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748143 Psychological Literacy https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748438  Psychological literacy is an umbrella term that is widely used to describe the attributes or capabilities of psychology graduate (Cranney & Dunn 2011). 

http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1654&context=jutlp]]> 2019-10-29 09:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748438 This distinction is at the root of the idea of psychological literacy as defined by McGovern and colleagues (2010). Promoting psychological literacy entails reorienting what and how we teach students in a way that emphasizes psychology's relevance. To the extent that the acquisition of core psychological knowledge takes place in the classroom, the obvious channel for cultivating psychological literacy is the undergraduate psychology curriculum. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-14031-002 https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748450

]]> 2019-10-29 09:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748450 Cranney et al https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748577 The ability to apply psychological knowledge to meet personal societal and professional needs ]]> 2019-10-29 09:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748577 https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748681 2019-10-29 09:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403748681 Psychological Literature https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403749019 Cranney, Botwood and Morris (2012) define psychological literacy as ‘the general capacity to adaptively and intentionally apply psychology to meet personal, professional and societal needs’ and global citizenship as ‘the understanding of global interrelatedness, and the capacity to live, work and contribute positively as a member of global community. 

https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/resources/psychological_literacy_and_psychologically_literate_citizenship.pdf ]]> 2019-10-29 09:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_dann/PSY1012/wish/403749019