Assignment: The Big Topics In Social Psychology
I. Create a PowerPoint Presentation on one of the topics discussed in your textbook:
1. The self,
2. social beliefs & judgments,
3. behaviors & attitudes,
4. conformity & obedience,
5. persuasion,
6. group influence,
7. prejudice,
8. aggression,
9. attraction & intimacy,
10. helping, or
11. Social Psychology in the clinic or court.
II. Include in your PowerPoint Presentation:
1. Definition and topic overview.
2. Define and describe 3 key terms or topics within the larger topic. For example if you picked "the self" as your overall topic, you could then present on self-esteem, self-serving bias, and perceived self-control.
3. These terms can all be found within your book - use your book. Do not use direct quotes, rather understand the concept well enough to use your own words.
4. 3 research study examples (please find these outside of the textbook, use PsychInfo through NU Library to find peer-reviewed journal articles). For each article, include the following details:
i. What was the hypothesis or research questions of the researchers?
ii. What did they do?
iii. What did they find?
iv. What are the implications for real world application?
v. Be sure to uses citations when referring to your journal articles
5. Include pictures throughout the slides (1 per slide if possible) and/or video clips (2-3 within the presentation) to enhance your presentation.
6. The content on the PowerPoint Presentation should not be wordy, it should give main points and brief statements. You can expand on your points in the "notes" section of your PowerPoint Presentation if you feel more content is needed.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.