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PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 1 Discussion  

Discussion

This course uses a tool called Yellowdig to facilitate discussions. If you have not yet read the Introducing Yellowdig study in this week’s activity, read that now to learn what Yellowdig is and how to use it.

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a picture that represents social psychology to you. Explain how you interpret your picture.

Share a link to a news article on a current topic and discuss how concepts of culture and nature help explain the article (use evidence from your textbook or other credible sources)

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 2 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a video that shares more information on something you read in Chapter 3 this week. Write a short summation of the video and why it was important to you. Try to write your text to grab readers' attention and make them want to watch the video (while using professional communication).

Share how you've used critical thinking and/or behavioral ethics in your life. Use evidence from the sources.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 2) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

 

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 3 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

After you've drafted your assignment, go through the interactive Self-Evaluation Tool. Share how you did and what you learned from the exercise.

Find and embed a video that shares more information on something you read in Chapter 4 this week. Write a short summation of the video and why it was important to you. Try to write your text to grab readers' attention and make them want to watch the video (while using professional communication).

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 3) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 4 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a news article on a current event. Briefly describe the event, then apply concepts from Chapter 5 or 7 to help explain the event (use your textbook for evidence)

Share how you've used critical thinking and/or behavioral ethics in your life. Use evidence from the sources.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 4) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 5 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Crowdsource your assignment. Share a link to a scholarly resource you've found for your assignment next week. Include a brief summary and describe how you will use it in your paper.

Find and embed a video that shares more information on something you read in Chapter 6 this week. Write a short summation of the video and why it was important to you. Try to write your text to grab readers' attention and make them want to watch the video (while using professional communication).

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 5) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 6 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a video featuring one of the experiments mentioned in Chapter 8 (some of them have original film footage you can look for). Briefly describe the clip then compare and contrast the clip to what you read about the experiment in your textbook.

Share how you've used critical thinking and/or behavioral ethics in your life. Use evidence from the sources.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

o the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 6) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 7 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a link to a news story on a current event. Discuss how the concepts in Chapter 9 or 10 explain the current event (use evidence from your textbook or scholarly sources)

Find and embed a video that shares more information on something you read in Chapter 9 or 10 this week. Write a short summation of the video and why it was important to you. Try to write your text to grab readers' attention and make them want to watch the video (while using professional communication).

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 7) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 8 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Crowdsource your assignment. Share a link to a scholarly resource you’ve found for your assignment next week. Include a brief summary and describe how you will use it in your paper.

Find and embed a video that shares more information on something you read in Chapter 11 this week. Write a short summation of the video and describe why you believe it is a credible source.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 8) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 9 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Find and embed a short clip from a TV show or movie (please keep it PG-rated). Use the concepts in Chapter 12 to explain what you see in the clip (use your textbook for evidence).

Share how you’ve used critical thinking and/or behavioral ethics in your life. Use evidence from the sources.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 9) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 10 Discussion  

Please post something to the discussion board related to the content we are looking at this week. For each post, be succinct (use no more than 75 words) and professional. Feel free to explore the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Share what class(es) you are registered in next term. Discuss how you can use what learned in this course to help you with your classes next term. Feel free to find others taking the same courses and reach out to form a study group for next term.

Discuss how you’ve used critical thinking and/or behavioral ethics in your life. Use evidence from the sources.

Discuss an area from your assigned readings in the What You Need to Know section that stood out to you. Why did this catch your attention? Can you see this information affecting your personal or professional life?

Note: Use citations and references.

Do the following when writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to this pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig's Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 10) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

 

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 2 Assignment

RESEARCH BREAKDOWN

Overview

Reviewing research, also known as literature in the field, is a key skill necessary to ensure the implementation of best practices in psychology. This week we will work on the skills necessary to break down research in order to understand the question, hypothesis, and results. We will take a look at a journal article and analyze it to fully understand its content and apply it to our practices.

Preparation

If you haven't already, select one of the following articles:

Self-Serving Bias:

Sanjuan, P., & Magallares, A. (2014). Coping strategies as mediating variables between self-serving attributional bias and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(2), 442–453.

Self-Regulation:

Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. (2016). “Whether I like it or not, it’s important”: Implicit importance of means predicts self-regulatory persistence and success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(6), 818–839.

Begin to highlight the important areas of the article, including the hypothesis, research method, conclusion, et cetera.

Instructions

Complete the Research Breakdown Worksheet [DOCX] by incorporating the following information and submitting it to the Week 2 Assignment 1 area:

List the full reference.

Identify the hypothesis or research question.

Describe the overall conclusion in at least one fully developed paragraph.

Describe the research method.

Describe in at least one fully developed paragraph how you could apply this research to your daily personal or professional life.

Include appropriate in-text citations and the full journal reference.

Address the appropriate audience and adhere to discipline-specific language.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment , you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.

Identify the hypothesis or research question.

Identify the conclusion of a research study.

Describe the research method of a study.

Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.

Apply research to daily personal or professional life.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Use APA-style citations and journal references; other references may be missing elements.

Address the appropriate audience in text and adhere to discipline-specific language.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 3 Assignment

SELF AND SELF-CONTROL

Overview

Social psychology can help you understand the world around you and answer questions about why people behave the way they do. Why is it so hard to take a chance and go back to school? Why do people start smoking when they know it's bad for them? Why do protests turn violent at times? Being able to apply social psychological theory to personal and professional situations as well as to current events is a skill you need in order to take steps toward that understanding. For this assignment, we will focus on theories dealing with culture and nature and the self.

Preparation

Complete the Riverbend City: Self and Self-Control Case Studies media piece if you haven't already or if you would like to make changes to the choices you made. Review the case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you want to use in the assignment.

If you didn't finish your research last week, use the Capella library to find a scholarly journal article related to the social psychology theory you chose. You are required to use two articles. The second article should be one of the following:

Duplex Mind: Haggar, M. S. (2013). The multiple pathways by which self-control predicts behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 4. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00849/full

Self-Serving Bias: Sanjuan, P., & Magallares, A. (2014). Coping strategies as mediating variables between self-serving attributional bias and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(2), 442–453.

Self-Regulation: Critcher, C. R., & Ferguson, M. J. (2016). “Whether I like it or not, it’s important”: Implicit importance of means predicts self-regulatory persistence and success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(6), 818–839.

Review the Self and Self-Control Assignment Template [DOCX] you will use to write your paper.

Instructions

Complete the Case Summary Worksheet media. Use the information from the completed media to help guide you in completing the assignment. You can transfer your output to the assignment template.

Once you've completed the interactive media piece, use the template to write your paper and submit it in the Week 3 Assignment 1 area. In your paper, include the following:

Summarize the case study.

Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Address the appropriate audience and use discipline-specific language.

Use APA-style citations and book and journal references.

Self-Evaluation

Complete the self-evaluation in the Self-Evaluation Tool to ensure that you have completed all assignment requirements (ideally at the distinguished level).

Once you have completed your self-evaluation, you can download it as a document. Although it is not required, your self-evaluation can also be useful later, after you have received your grade. You can compare it to your instructor's feedback and see where your self-evaluation was correct and where it was off target.

Additional Requirements

Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.

Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to the title page and reference page.

Resources: Minimum of 2 scholarly or professional resources.

Template: Use the Self and Self-Control Assignment Template [DOCX] provided to complete the assignment.

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.

Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.

Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Address the appropriate audience in the text and adhere to discipline-specific language.

Use APA-style citations and book and journal references; other references may be missing elements.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 6 Assignment

THINKING, FEELING, AND BELIEVING

Overview

This week, you will complete a media piece in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology related to biases in our thinking, the development of our beliefs, and social influence. You will also be required to apply behavioral ethics and critical thinking concepts.

Being a successful practitioner requires us to understand the importance of ethical behaviors. The behaviors we demonstrate will directly influence those we interact with on a daily basis. In addition, the behaviors of others will influence us and our professional practices. Therefore we want to ensure that we behave ethically and have a positive influence.

Preparation

Complete the Riverbend City: Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Case Studies media piece if you haven't already or if you would like to make changes to the choices you made. Review the case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you want to use for the assignment.

If you didn't finish your research last week, use the Capella library to find a scholarly journal article related to the social psychology theory you chose. You are required to use two articles. The second article should be one of the following:

Confirmation Bias: Rajsic, J., Wilson, D. E., & Pratt, J. (2015). Confirmation bias in visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 41(5), 1353–1364.

Mere Exposure Effect: Montoya, R. M., Horton, R. S., Vevea, J. L., Citkowicz, M., & Lauber, E. A. (2017). A re-examination of the mere exposure effect: The influence of repeated exposure on recognition, familiarity, and liking. Psychological Bulletin, 143(5), 459–498.

Halo Effect: Bradley, S. W., Roberts, J. A., & Bradley, P. W. (2019). Experimental evidence of observed social media status cues on perceived likability. Psychology of Popular Media, 8(1), 41–51.

Review the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Assignment Template [DOCX] you will use to write your paper.

You may use the following resources to supplement the information you find in your textbook and scholarly journal articles:

Confirmation Bias: Cherry, K. (2020). How confirmation bias works. Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024

Halo Effect: Causey, K., & Goetz, A. (2009). The halo effect in overdrive. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/natural-history-the-modern-mind/200907/the-halo-effect-in-overdrive

Mere Exposure Effect: Jansen, G. (2010, October 1). Mere exposure effect. https://www.gui.do/post/mere-exposure-effect

Instructions

Summarize the case study.

Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Review the key points.

Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.

Uses APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine, and blog posts.

Utilize various resources covered in the previous weeks including journals, books, websites, magazines, or blogs.

Additional Requirements

Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.

Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to the title page and reference page.

Resources: Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.

Template: Use the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Assignment Template [DOCX] provided to complete the assignment.

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

ompetency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.

Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.

Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.

Use APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine and blog posts; other references may be missing elements.

 

PSYC3520 Introduction to Social Psychology

Week 9 Assignment

GOOD, BAD, AND LOVING

Overview   This week, you will be writing a paper in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology related to prosocial behavior, rejection, and close relationships. You will also be required to apply behavioral ethics and critical thinking concepts. Successful practitioners understand the dynamics of various relationships. Their understanding of that which affects a successful relationship enables them to support positive and loving relationships for their clients.

Preparation

Complete the Riverbend City: Good, Bad, and Loving Case Studies media piece if you haven't already or if you would like to make changes to the choices you made. Review the case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you want to use in your paper.

If you didn't finish your research last week, use the Capella library to find a scholarly journal article related to the social psychology theory you chose. You are required to use two articles in your paper. The second article should be one of the following:

Reciprocity: Mahmoodi, A., Bahrami, B., & Mehring, C. (2018). Reciprocity of social influence. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1–9.

Unrequited Love: Bamford, R. (2015). Unrequited: Neurochemical enhancement of love. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 24(3), 355–360.

Social Exchange Theory: Fallis, E. E., Rehman, U. S., Woody, E. Z., & Purdon, C. (2016). The longitudinal association of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(7), 822–831.

Review the Good, Bad, and Loving Assignment Template [DOCX] that you will use to write your paper.

You may use the following resource to supplement the information you find in your textbook and scholarly journal articles:

Social Exchange Theory: Sociology Students from Jammu and Kashmir. (2012, October 28). Social exchange theory--A complete note [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/233824056627657/posts/social-exchange-theory-a-complete-notesocial-exchange-theory-is-a-social-psychol/517499074926819/

Instructions

This week you will be writing a paper which includes the following:

Summarize the case study.

Describe credible and scholarly sources, relevant to a particular theory.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Provide a conclusion.

Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.

Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.

Additional Requirements

Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.

Resources: Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.

Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

ompetency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.

Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.

Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.

Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.

Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.

Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.

Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.

Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.

Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.

Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.