The Psychology Major Career Options and Strategies for Success, Books a la Carte Edition

by Landrum, R. Eric; Davis, Stephen F

• ISBN13: 9780135160657
• ISBN10: 0135160650
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2019-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

For courses in introductory psychology and careers in psychology.

Evidence-informed school and career advice for psychology majors

The Psychology Major: Career Options and Strategies for Success is one-stop shopping for the new psychology major, providing tools, tips, and evidence-based advice on everything from good study habits and proper APA formatting to up-to-date career information on possible career paths. Regardless of the stage of the undergraduate career, Psychology Major is designed to be both a practical and inspirational guide, offering strategies for success and motivational success stories alike. The 6th Edition has been updated with new exercises, new success stories, a wealth of new citations, and more.

NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes – all at an affordable price.

Author Biography

R. Eric Landrum is a professor of psychology at Boise State University, receiving his PhD in cognitive psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. His research interests center on the educational conditions that best facilitate student success as well as the use of SoTL strategies to advance the efforts of scientist-educators.

He has over 425 professional presentations at conferences and published 3 edited texts, 24 books/textbooks, 29 book chapters, and has published over 85 professional articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. He has worked with over 300 undergraduate research assistants and taught over 18,000 students in 26 years at Boise State. His recent books include Your Undergraduate Degree in Psychology: From College to Career, An EasyGuide to APA Style, Undergraduate Writing in Psychology: Learning to Tell the Scientific Story, You’ve Earned Your Doctorate in Psychology…Now What?, and editing Annual Editions: Psychology.

During Summer 2008, he led an American Psychological Association (APA) working group at the National Conference for Undergraduate Education in Psychology studying the desired results of an undergraduate psychology education. During the October 2014 Educational Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, Eric was presented with a Presidential Citation from then APA President Nadine Kaslow for his outstanding contributions to the teaching of psychology. With the launch of a new APA journal in 2015 – Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology – he serves as one of its inaugural co-editors. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, a fellow in APA’s Division Two (Society for the Teaching of Psychology or STP), served as STP Secretary (2009-2011) and STP President (2014). He is also a member of the Association for Psychological Science and was named a fellow in 2018. During 2016-2017 Eric he served as President of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA) and Eric served as President of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology during 2017-2018.

Stephen F. Davis received his BA and MA from Southern Methodist University and his PhD from Texas Christian University. He is Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Emporia State University. He served as the 2002-2003 Knapp Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego. Currently he is Distinguished Guest Professor at Morningside College. In 2007 he was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Morningside College.

Since 1966 he has published over 325 articles and 42 textbooks, and presented over 900 professional papers; the vast majority of these publications and presentations include student coauthors. Among his recent books are Cheating in School: What We Know and What We Can Do, The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology, Psychology, Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology, and Your Career in Psychology: Putting Your Graduate Degree to Work.

He has served as President of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association), Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Southwestern Psychological Association, and Psi Chi (the National Honor Society in Psychology). Davis received the American Psychological Foundation National Teaching Award and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology National Teaching Award. Additionally, he was selected as the first recipient of the Psi Chi Florence L. Denmark National Faculty Advisor Award. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and Divisions 1 (General), 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology), 3 (Experimental), and 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.

Steve took early retirement from Emporia State University in 2001. Currently, he and his wife, Kathleen, live in Hideaway, TX where he continues to write, edit, and teach online classes. They thoroughly enjoy having their daughter, Jennifer (who is Director of Physical Education at The Shelton School in Dallas), and grandson, Carlos (who will enter second grade this fall), visit. Additionally life at Hideaway Lake includes playing golf and maintaining their three antique cars (1931 Ford Model A Pickup Truck, 1964 Ford Falcon Convertible, 1964 Malibu SS Convertible). 

Table of Contents

1. Why College?
2. Why Psychology?
3. Careers with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
4. Pursuing Bachelor’s-Level Options
5. Career Options with a Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree
6. The Graduate Admissions Process
7. Outside-of-Class Opportunities: Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Internships, and Organizational Involvement
8. Sharpening Research Skills
9. An APA Format Primer
10. Doing Well in Psychology Classes: Study Tips
11. Self-Care
12. Ethical Issues for Psychology Majors
13. The Psychology Major: Nurturing Your Career