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Appendix C: APA Goals and Outcomes C-119.2 Apply psychological principles to promote personal development.a. Demonstrate self-regulation in setting and achieving goalsb. Self-assess performance quality accuratelyc. Incorporate feedback for improved performanced. Purposefully evaluate the quality of one’s thinking(metacognition)• (9.2a–d) The Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology feature atthe end of all chapters of Discovering Psychology, Fifth Edition,promotes students’ opportunities to set goals and perform selfassessmentand self-evaluation of their own thinking. Inparticular, see:“Maximizing Your Brain’s Potential” on pp. 81–82“Strategies to Control Pain” on pp. 129–130“Stimulus Control Therapy for Insomnia” on p. 178“Using Learning Principles to Improve Self-Control” on pp. 226–227“Superpower Memory in Minutes per Day!” on pp. 270–271“A Workshop on Creativity” on pp. 312–313“Turning Your Goals Into Reality” on pp. 361–362“Raising Psychologically Healthy Children” on pp. 411–412“Possible Selves: Imagine the Possibilities” pp. 451–452“The Persuasion Game” on pp. 489–490“Minimizing the Effects of Stress” on pp. 523–524“Understanding and Helping to Prevent Suicide” on pp. 573–574• (9.2a) The Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology features “UsingLearning Principles to Improve Self-Control” on pp. 226–227 and“Turning Your Goals Into Reality” on pp. 361–362 encourage selfregulationin setting and achieving goals.9.3 Enact self-management strategies that maximizehealthy outcomes.• See the listed Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology featuresabove, many of which provide self-management strategies thatmaximize healthy outcomes—in particular, see “Strategies toControl Pain” on pp. 129–130, “Stimulus Control Therapy forInsomnia” on p. 178, “Minimizing the Effects of Stress” on pp.523–524, and “Understanding and Helping to Prevent Suicide”on pp. 573–574.• See the Chapter 8 (Motivation and Emotion) section titled“Motivational Concepts and Theories” on pp. 319–322.• Also see the Chapter 12 sections “Individual Factors ThatInfluence the Response to Stress” on pp. 509–517 and “Coping”on pp. 518–522.9.4 Display high standards of personal integrity with others.• On pp. 378–381 of Chapter 9 (Lifespan Development)Hockenbury & Hockenbury points out research that indicates along-term outlook for securely attached children: aspreschoolers, they tend to be more prosocial, empathetic, andsocially competent; as middle schoolers, they have higher levelsof development, socially and cognitively; as adolescents, theyhave fewer problems, do better in school, and have moresuccessful relationships with their peers.10.1 Apply knowledge of psychology (e.g., decision strategies,life span processes, psychological assessment,types of psychological careers) to formulating careerchoices.• The Chapter 1 (Introduction and Research Methods) section titled“Specialty Areas in Psychology” on pp. 14–15 describes thedifferent specialty areas and employment settings.• Appendix B (Industrial/Organization Psychology) on pp. B-1–B-15explores this field of psychology, along with a variety of careerslinked to it.10.2 Identify the types of academic experience and performancein psychology and the liberal arts that willfacilitate entry into the work force, post-baccalaureateeducation, or both.• The pie chart in Figure 1.1 on p. 14 points out specialty areas forpsychologists who have recently received doctorates and alsoemployment settings.