Download or read book The Psychologically Literate Citizen written by Jacquelyn Cranney and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts of psychological literacy and the psychologically literate citizen promise to invigorate a new global approach to psychology education. The authors of this volume offer a rich variety of international perspectives in discussing psychological literacy, i.e. the attributes students should acquire as undergraduate psychology majors. Through psychology education, students should develop into psychologically literate citizens, who use their knowledge of psychology to problem-solve in ethical and socially responsible ways that directly benefit their communities.