Complete the assignment:
Assignment 1
Select one of the social psychology theories or concepts of interest to you from the list below:
• Self-perception theory.
• Agent self.
• Appraisal motive and self-enhancement motive.
• Self-handicapping.
• Self-serving bias.
• Over-justification effect.
• Confirmation bias.
• Actor-observer bias.
• False consensus effect and false uniqueness effect.
• Theory perseverance.
Once you have selected your theory or concept, locate two scholarly research articles on the theory or concept.
Instructions
Use these articles to complete the following:
• Explain the theory or concept you selected.
• Describe the purpose of the study.
• Describe the research methods used in each of the studies.
• Explain the research findings for each study.
• Describe how you have personally observed the theory or concept in practice.
• Explain how the theory or concept, along with the research findings, increases awareness of social perception, social interaction, or social influence.
Your assessment must be 3 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page. You are not required to use resources other than the two articles your assessment is based on; however, you may do so if you wish. You must Be sure that you follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 2
In your assessment, address the following:
• Explain what is meant by "attitude."
• How do people develop attitudes? Support your explanation with theory.
• Is there a relationship between behavior and attitude? Apply one theory to support your position.
• It is often said that morality cannot be legislated; yet changes in civil rights laws and policies have been accompanied by changes in attitudes. Since the passage of civil rights laws, the number of white Americans who support integrated schools has steadily risen, while the number of white Americans who describe their neighborhoods, friends, and co-workers as "all white" has steadily decreased.
How does theory help explain this?
Your assessment must be 3 pages in length excluding title page and reference page.You must Be sure you support your statements and analyses with references to at least three scholarly research articles and follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 3
Include the following in your assessment:
• Describe ways that technology has impacted people's ability to self-regulate their behavior.
• Select one area of self-regulatory behavior and describe how that area is affected by technology.
• Use examples from media (news reports, commercials, television shows, movies) to illustrate the conflict between impulse and socially beneficial behavior.
• Explain how research findings support (or do not) the connection between technology and delay of gratification or self-regulation.
Your assessment nust be 3 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page. Use the research findings from at least three scholarly research articles and follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 4
Preparation
• Locate research articles on the topics of pro-social and antisocial behavior. Find at least two articles to use in this assessment.
• Watch the Clips for Class videos linked in the Required Resources.
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Prosocial Behavior:https://youtu.be/OSsPfbup0ac
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Attraction, and Exclusion:https://youtu.be/Ma8a5u3pfHQ
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Psychology and the Environment:https://youtu.be/zSiHjMU-MUo
• Select one recent advertisement (from television, billboard, or other advertising media) that depicts pro-social behavior and one that depicts antisocial behavior. These will be used as the foundation for this assessment.
Instructions
After reviewing the video clips and selecting advertisements, complete your assessment. In your introduction, describe or identify the advertisements you selected. Include the following in your assessment:
• Describe the pro-social behaviors you observed in the video clips and the advertisements you selected.
• Describe the antisocial behaviors you observed in the video clips and the advertisements you selected.
• Apply at least one theory or concept from social psychology to explain the factors (individual and social) that influence a person's decision to behave pro-socially or antisocially.
• Examine how media can play a role in promoting pro-social behavior.
Your completed assessment should be 3 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page. Be sure you follow APA guidelines for style and format.
Additional Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least two current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 5
Preparation
• Search for research articles that examine how advertising appeals to our emotions, in particular, our fears.
• Watch the following three types of advertising messages. Try to watch more than one example of each type of advertising. Make notes about the overall message and tone. To make this more time efficient, you may consider watching ads on YouTube. Search for the type of ad, and then use the filter to narrow your results. For example, you can narrow the political ads results by filtering for ads from this year.
o Political advertising.
o Public health advertising.
o Commercial advertising.
Instructions
After watching the ads, complete your assessment. Include the following:
• Describe the overall tone of each type of ad. What emotion is the ad trying to arouse?
• Describe the behavior the ad is seeking to encourage.
• Apply one theory or concept to explain why appealing to fear can be highly effective.
• What social conditions foster fearfulness?
• Explain how individual perceptions and experiences perpetuate fearfulness.
Your assessment must be 3 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page, and use references from at least two scholarly resources. You must Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 6
To prepare for this assessment, locate scholarly articles on Milgram's studies on obedience to authority and Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment on the power of social roles. These two pivotal studies provide the basis for this assessment.
Examine the controversy related to research and ethics in the field of social psychology. Consider the information you located on Milgram's studies on obedience to authority and Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment on the power of social roles. Include the following in your assessment:
• Describe what these studies revealed about conformity and obedience to authority.
• Explain the benefits from these research studies. What knowledge or insight was gained?
• Describe the impact of the studies in terms of the effects on the human participants.
• Explain how these (and other) controversial research studies have shaped the principles and standards in the current APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Ethics.
• Develop evidence-based arguments both for and against these types of controversial research studies.
• Do you think that the information that was obtained was worth the risks to the human subjects? Explain and support your position.
Your assessment must be 5 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page, and use references from at least three scholarly resources. You must Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 7
To prepare for this assessment, research articles on how social connections and support can promote physical and mental health.
Choose two research articles to use in this assessment.
Using the two articles you found, include the following in your assessment. Provide the APA citation for each article.
• Describe the data collection methods used in the studies you selected.
• Describe the designs used in the studies.
• Explain the arguments the authors make to support their positions.
• Explain the findings of the research.
• How might you apply these findings to better understand your own relationships with others?
Your assessment must be 3 pages in length excluding title page and reference page.You must Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style. You do not need to use resources other than the two articles you selected, but you may if you wish.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least two current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 8
Research articles on the topic of attachment styles in adulthood, theories of love, and the relationship between attachment styles and types of love. Consider whether there is a connection between adult attachment styles and the types of love adults develop. In your assessment, include the following:
• Examine the relationship between Sternberg's triangular theory of love and types of adult attachment as described by Baumeister and Bushman (see the Context for this assessment).
o Are specific types of attachment related to specific types of love?
o Does research support a connection between type of adult attachment and type of adult love?
• Explain how a psychology professional can use the research on attachment styles and types of love to help people prepare for success in couple relationships.
Your assessment must be 3 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page.You must Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.
Assignment 9
Search for research articles on theories and concepts related to prejudice, stereotypes, and groups. For your assessment, apply at least one theory or concept to each of the following:
• Examine how attitudes and behaviors of a group can contribute to prejudice and stereotyping.
• Analyze how the portrayal of ethnic, cultural, or social groups by the media can influence social perception of those groups and perpetuate stereotypes. Provide specific examples of how a group has been portrayed in the media.
• Explain how membership in a group can influence social judgment.
• Analyze how subtle stereotyping in everyday language and cognitive dissonance can affect the ability to bring about social change. Provide specific examples.
• Describe the types of ethical considerations researchers should consider before conducting research on the hotly debated topics of prejudice and stereotyping.
• What are the implications and likely consequences for society if prejudice and stereotyping are not reduced?
Your assessment must be 4 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page. Support your statements and analyses with references to at least three scholarly research articles. You must Be sure to follow APA guidelines for format and style.
Requirements
• Include a title page and reference page.
• At least three current scholarly or professional resources.
• APA format.
• Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double spaced.