11. Cognitive Abilities and Critical Thinking: * Able to formulate reasoned opinions on a wide range of psychological perspectives and theories within written and oral presentations. * When presenting orally or in writing can illustrate multiple perspectives. *Able to analyze the complexities of a given issue. *Able to collect, compare and contrast information from a variety of sources pertinent to the chosen topic when completing a project.
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13. Communication Skills: * Possess the ability to create, organize and deliver oral presentations. * The ability to identify basic/general levels of organization and clarity of presentations. * Ability to recognize higher levels of organization with clarity and levels of appropriateness for specific audiences.
14. Written Communication Skills: * Able to recognize and apply higher levels of organization and clarity, able to identify, select, and apply appropriate levels of written work for specific audiences, and versed in correct usage of language, grammar, and organization. * Possesses significant ability in formal academic writing with clarity in content, language use, grammar organization, and sentence structure using APA formatting. * The ability to identify, discuss, and apply psychological concepts in written work.
15. Ethics: * Effectively engages in ethical thinking and action, evidenced by the ability to articulate best-practices pertaining to case examples and/or other specific problems associated with the field. * Recognizes more subtle breaches in ethical practices in psychology and can construct alternative analyses and choices of behaviors. * Claim ownership over the prescribed ethical principles for the field, and work to promote ethical decision-making and activity accordingly.
16. Diversity: * Effectively engage in multiculturally-sensitive thought and action, evidenced by the ability to articulate best-practices pertaining to case examples and other specific diversity issues and populations associated with the field. * Recognize subtle forms of discrimination and prejudice within psychology and can construct alternative analyses and choices of behaviors. * Claim ownership over personal biases, and works to increase awareness and respect for diverse populations.
17. Knowledge of Psychology: * Exhibit consistent recognition and comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, applications and historical trends in psychology or within a specific area of study in the field. * Able to synthesize and evaluate various psychological theories, and apply them to explain everyday events and experiences.
18. Knowledge of Applied Psychology: * Demonstrate a consistent understanding of how psychological principles apply to issues and situations at a personal, social, and organizational level. * Applies psychological principles in everyday decision-making and interactions with others, in the news, and in organizations, such as schools, workplaces, and places of worship and recreation.
19. Interpersonal Effectiveness: * Able to accept and utilize feedback to develop adaptable strategies of facilitating dynamic interpersonal and organizational relationships. Actively demonstrates an understanding of the impact of technological advances on communication within interpersonal and organizational relationships. * Demonstrate utilization of effective communication and relationship skills in order to promote the growth of others and effect change
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