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GROUP INFLUENCE
Christina Ruby
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty
University PSYC 312: Social Psychology
Prof Tim Bouman
September 5, 2021
Topic Development Worksheet
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Please keep your responses highlighted).
Instruction Example
Step
One
Begin with a general topic. Social Psychology
Step
Two
Narrow your general topic by
selecting a topic from one chapter
in our textbook.
Chapter 8: Group Influence
Step
Three
Skim the chapter to identify
one topic within the chapter
that interests you. Read that
section and write down
questions that come to mind.
Deindividuation: When do people lose their sense of self in groups (pg.211)
Step
Four
Identify one question that
interests you most. This will
become your research question.
Why do we do things with a group we normally wouldn't do alone?
Step
Five
Begin your search to determine
what has been discovered on your
topic. This will be a preliminary
look at the topic. Feel free to flag
articles that look like they may be
helpful but don’t be in a hurry to
Research Tips:
1. Make a list of key words from the section of our textbook pertaining to
your topic to use as search terms.
Group polarization. Self awarness. Deindividuation. Anonymity Social
create a final list. Loafing.
2. Search for one of the articles cited in our textbook in the JF Library.
Your search will produce a list of related articles.
Mill, J. (2011). On Liberty (Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139149785
3. Type your research question in the Google Scholar search box to locate
related articles. Within Google Scholar you can then look at the “Cited
