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GC PSY369 week 1 The Social Psychology Network assignment

 

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Explore the Social Psychology Network website, and get comfortable searching for information Scan the professional profiles of social psychologists and learn about their social psychological research

After you have completed your reading, write a paper of 500-750 words in which you include:

1. The names and descriptions of two social psychologists you learned about
2. Descriptions of two different research areas you either searched for or which appeared in the categories of the Social Psychology Network

(One suggestion is to visit Dr Sonja Lyubomirsky’s professional profile and read about her research on human happiness)

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin

 

 

GC PSY369 week 1 Understanding Correlations assignment

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For each of the correlation findings below, describe in a paper of 250-500 words whether you think the correlation is positive or negative, and give a plausible explanation

1. Finding 1: Studies have shown that the longer people are married the more similar their political and social views become Is this a positive or negative correlation? Provide an explanation
2. Finding 2: Studies have shown that the longer children had lived in an orphanage the lower their IQ scores are Is this a positive or negative correlation? Provide an explanation
3. Finding 3: Studies have shown that in large American cities, there is a relationship between the number of violent crimes and the number of stores that sell pornography depicting violence Is this a positive or negative correlation? Provide an explanation

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

GC PSY369 week 2 Self-Presentation and Impression Management assignment

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Using 250-500 words, compare the concepts of self-presentation and impression management

1. Include some personal examples in your paper
2. For assistance, read “The Ethics of Impression Management“

APA format is required for essays only Solid academic writing is always expected For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

GC PSY369 week 2 Self-Presentation and Social Perception assignment

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Using 250-500 words, respond to the following:

From your perspective, how does the material in your textbook on the topics of self-presentation and social perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus asks: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye“

APA format is required for essays only Solid academic writing is always expected For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

GC PSY369 week 2 Cultures and Fundamental Attribution Error assignment

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For this assignment, write a paper of 250-500 words on your experience with the Implicit Association Test (IAT), located on the Project Implicit website Select “Demonstration,” then “Go to the Demonstration Tests“

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a popular and respected method for measuring implicit attitudes and beliefs In this exercise, you are to try an IAT (one on racial bias and one on gender bias) for yourself There are many possible tests available at the website, but the ones named “Racial Bias Black/White Adults” and “Gender Bias” will be the most pertinent to this week’s module

APA format is required for essays only Solid academic writing is always expected For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

GC PSY369 week 3 Institutionalized Racism and Institutionalized Sexism assignment

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This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment

Choose one of the two following assignments:

Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

Visit the Ex-Cult Resource Center website and/or the International Cultic Studies Association website, and check out a few of the links investigating cultic activity and psychological manipulation

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you share your discoveries

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

Groupthink and 12 Angry Men

View the movie, 12 Angry Men (1957), Orion-Nova Productions

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you discuss:

1. Patterns of persuasion and conformity
2. Issues of prejudice
3. Reliance on cognitive heuristics

Did the group in the film demonstrate group polarization? Are they at risk for groupthink?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center

 

 

GC PSY369 week 3 Implicit Prejudice – Implicit Association Test (IAT) assignment

Details:

For this assignment, write a paper of 250-500 words on your experience with the Implicit Association Test (IAT), located on the Project Implicit website Select “Demonstration,” then “Go to the Demonstration Tests“

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a popular and respected method for measuring implicit attitudes and beliefs In this exercise, you are to try an IAT (one on racial bias and one on gender bias) for yourself There are many possible tests available at the website, but the ones named “Racial Bias Black/White Adults” and “Gender Bias” will be the most pertinent to this week’s module

APA format is required for essays only Solid academic writing is always expected For all assignment delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

GC PSY369 week 4 assignment

Details:

This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment

Choose one of the two following assignments:

Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

Visit the Ex-Cult Resource Center website and/or the International Cultic Studies Association website, and check out a few of the links investigating cultic activity and psychological manipulation

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you share your discoveries

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

Groupthink and 12 Angry Men

View the movie, 12 Angry Men (1957), Orion-Nova Productions

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you discuss:

1. Patterns of persuasion and conformity
2. Issues of prejudice
3. Reliance on cognitive heuristics

Did the group in the film demonstrate group polarization? Are they at risk for groupthink?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center

 

 

 

 

GC PSY369 week 5 assignment

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Visit the website of The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to altruistic pursuits

Review the information, literature, and able documents

Design your own assignment in which you implement five acts of kindness (pro-social behavior) Use your discretion, common sense, and modesty at all times Do not put yourself in an environment of potential danger or harm to yourself

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you describe what you did, how, where, to whom, and what reactions you perceived from others and yourself What did you learn about prosocial behavior from this exercise in light of the material in this module’s readings and lecture material?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center

 

GC PSY369 week 6 Social Psychology Network assignment

Details:

Visit the Social Psychology Network website The website provides a number of links regarding conflict and antisocial behavior

Write a paper of 250-500 words in which you summarize what you learned

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is not required

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

 

GC PSY369 week 6 Stanford Prison Experiment assignment

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Create a term paper (2,000-2,500 words) on any topic related to social psychology that interests you

The assignment must include at least eight sources, four of those with publication dates from the past two years

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center An abstract is required

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center