Influence

Week 2 Discussion - Main Post due Sunday 6/21, Comments due Tuesday 6/23 Due on Jun 23, 2026 11:59 PM

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Can we think without being influenced?

Your Task:

Read Chapter 2: If you've ever wondered how a person can think so differently

than you, then you should like this chapter.

Reflect: How does the material in chapter 2 and apply to you and how you think?

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Find terms and concepts in the chapters that resonate with you. (I have often said social psychology is a mirror)

Write: 5 instances from your life that demonstrate how your thinking matched how

the chapters describe thinking. Please bold or highlight the five terms that you

use. Please include at least 2 mentions of the sections or where you got the

information that you mention.

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After posting your main entry, respond to two (2) or more of your classmates'

entries. Meaningfully build upon their posting, expanding upon points made,

integrating additional concepts from the week's readings, or introducing the class

to additional resources related to the topics addressed.

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David Young - Week 2 Discussion David Young posted Jun 24, 2026 1:52 PM Subscribe

After reading Chapter 2, I realized how much my thinking is influenced by

patterns and habits without me even noticing. One concept that really stood out

to me was schemas (Section 2.1: Sources of Social Knowledge). Schemas are

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