Psychology assignment

APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY LITERATURE REVIEW

Throughout this course, you have been exploring the ways in which social psychological principles can be applied to various careers. This week, you will create a literature review of articles that cover some of the main topics of applied social psychology. You should frame your review as if you were explaining the purpose of the field to someone who does not know about social psychology. To do this, you will write a literature review that contains five articles, each of which focuses on a different theory. Two of the five articles can be from the literature review for your case study that you wrote last week; however, they each must cover different theories. The other three articles should pertain to different theories that have been discussed throughout the course or that will be discussed in Week Six. 

Remember, even though these articles are not necessarily related, the literature review must still have a thesis statement (e.g., Applied social psychology is a field that is important because it is relevant to…) and a conclusion that reinforces your claim. Since you are allowed to use your review of two articles from your previous literature review, please ensure you make any necessary modifications to your analysis so that they match the thesis statement and conclusion of this literature review.

The literature review must be five to seven pages in length, not including title and reference pages. All of the articles that you use must be recent (published within the past 10 years). You should also cite other material (e.g., seminal works about the theories) as appropriate to help you contextualize and explain the articles that you are discussing. Format your paper according to APA style

Wang, S. S., (2011). Under the Influence: How the Group Changes What We Think. Researchers Study What Gives Social Norms Their Power. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704436004576298962165925364

Lilienfeld, S. O. (2004). Defining psychology: Is it worth the trouble?. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(12), 1249-1253

Maner, J. K., Luce, C. L., Neuberg, S. L., Cialdini, R. B., Brown, S., & Sagarin, B. J. (2002). The effects of perspective taking on motivations for helping: Still no evidence for altruism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(11), 1601-1610. doi: 10.1177/014616702237586 

• Bem, D. J. (1972). Self-perception theory. Advances in experimental social psychology, 6, 1-62. Retrieved from http://www.communicationcache.com/uploads/1/0/8/8/10887248/self-perception_theory.pdf

Cropanzano, R., & Mitchell, M. S. (2005). Social exchange theory: An interdisciplinary review. Journal of Management, 31(6), 874-900. doi: 10.1177/0149206305279602