psyc project

Psychology

In this exam, you will be answering 10 short answer questions (most have multiple parts) in your own words. Yes, use your learning resources in the class to review and understand the material, but the goal here is for you to demonstrate your deep understanding of Week 5-8’s topics by explaining them in your way. This isn’t an essay assignment – I’m not assessing your writing ability here. What does matter is that I can tell that you understand the answers to these questions based on you having read the material, discussed it in class, reviewed it for this midterm, and can now explain these concepts from your own knowledge bank (vs. “finding” the answers in the reading). This exam is open book – you can use the reading and our ol’ friend Google to help you. But use examples from your own life when appropriate/when you can, use humor if you want, use straight-forward terminology to write your responses. Each question is worth 10 points. I am not setting a length requirement. Your answers can be however long they need to be to answer the question posed.

I am not a nit-picky grader If you can simply demonstrate that you understand these concepts by answering these questions thoroughly and in your own words you will do well. Just answer all of them and do your best.

You can type your answers directly into the worksheet, save it to your computer, and upload it back to class prior to the deadline for me to review.

1. Describe the factors that lead to an initial attraction between people. Compare and contrast these factors with those that are more associated with deeper interpersonal relationships. In what ways do similarity and complementarity influence whether we like or dislike others?

2. Explain the differences between altruism and helping. How do social psychologists differentiate between the two? Give specific examples of altruism and helping.

3. Explain how guilt, empathy, distress, and mood states affect or influence helping behavior.

4. Explain the terms aggression and violence like a social psychologist would. Support your answer by giving examples of each. Discuss something interesting you have learned about the biological factors associated with aggression.

5. Define the factors that create social groups and explain the concept of social identity - and provide examples of each factor/concept you list. Also, what are the stages of group development and dissolution? Provide a scenario using these stages using a fictional group or one you have been a part of.

6. Give three examples – preferably from your own life experience - (and their associated terms and definitions) of three ways individual performance is affected by the presence of a group.

7. Define and give examples of situations that either increase or decrease competition and/or conflict. Also, compare/contrast distributive justice with procedural justice and provide examples of each.

8. Explain the prisoner’s dilemma game and how it serves as an apt model for studying social dilemmas.

9. Describe how social categorization works and how it influences our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Also, what are stereotypes and how do the influence our behavior? Cite and very briefly summarize a research study that illustrates this influence.

10. Explain the ingroup/outgroup phenomenon in your own words. In what way does this lead to favoritism? Pull out one thing you found important in this section of your reading (stereotypes, discrimination, ingroup/outgroup, discrimination) and explain why you found it so. Give examples of how broader understanding these phenomena can have a positive impact on our society and/or how is limited understanding having a negative impact?