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The superpowers of the psychology major
Some thoughts on the unique strengths of a psychology major
DESCRIPTION
Thinking about majoring in the field of psychology but feel that you might have been deterred by others or by “negative stereotypes” related to majoring in the field. Dr. Stephen L. Chew provides a wonderful and helpful APA article to disabuse these notions and to present a reality based set of strengths learned in Psychology. From his article: “Now as a psychology professor, I work constantly to challenge the negative stereotypes around psychology and their consequences. When I talk to prospective psychology majors, the question that virtually always comes up is, “What can I do with a psychology major, especially if I don’t want to go to graduate school?” I have a speech for that question. I suspect every psychology professor does. Fortunately, we also have documentation about the employable skills gained in the psychology major thanks to Drew Appleby (e.g., Appleby, 2018; Appleby et al., 2019) and Paul Hettich (e.g., Hettich, 2016) among many others.” The article describes the strengths of majoring in Psychology and busts the negative stereotypes. The article is most helpful for those who might want to know the kinds of skills they will take away as a consequence of majoring in the field and entering the world of careers.
SOURCE
American Psychological Association, August 23, 2021, by Stephen L. Chew, Ph.D.
LINK TO RESOURCE
(Tiny URL) https://tinyurl.com/v6cc3z5h
CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
•According to the article what are the negative stereotypes that Dr. Chew debunks in the article?
•Dr. Chew lists “the top four skills sought by employers according to an annual survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE Staff, 2019).” What are these four skills and how do they relate to majoring in Psychology?
•What are the six super powers of a psychology major?
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