Psychology Assignment

Due Jul 20 by 10:59pm Points 90 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload Attempts 1 Allowed Attempts 2

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To understand those around you and society as a whole, it is important to understand yourself—that is, to have self-knowledge. Conversely, your understanding of self is informed by your social world. Development of self-knowledge is influenced by family and those around you, culture, and the countless experiences in one’s life.

For this Assignment, you examine different facets of your self-knowledge.

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RESOURCES

Resources

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Open-Source Psychometrics Project. (n.d.). Self-monitoring scale (https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/SMS/) [Interactive]. https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/SMS/

Time Estimate: 10 min High5 Content and Review Team. (2024, October 17). What is self-monitoring? Examples & how to do it (https://high5test.com/self-monitoring/#) . High5 Test. https://high5test.com/self-monitoring/#

Time Estimate: 10 min Garcia, S. & Halldorsson, A. (2025). Social comparison (http://noba.to/y4urxhvj) . In R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. DEF publishers. http://noba.to/y4urxhvj

Read from the beginning through "Direction of Comparison". Time Estimate: 7 min

Copyright © 2025 by R. R. Biswas-Diener and E. Diener is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

LibreText Social Sciences. (n.d.). Principles of social psychology. https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Person

Chapter 1.2, Affect, Behavior, and Cognition (Summary) (PDF) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/178209/files/14324152?wrap=1) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/178209/files/14324152/download? download_frd=1)

Time Estimate: 1 min Walden University, LLC. (2023). Cognitive dissonance (https://cdn- media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2005/CD/index.html) [Interactive]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

Time Estimate: 15 min Luttrell, A. (2016, July 7). Cognitive dissonance theory – A crash course (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y17YaZRRvY) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y17YaZRRvY

Time Estimate: 7 min

PSYC_2005_Week2_Assignment_Rubric

Submit a 300- to 500-word paper, in which you:

Based on Open-Source Psychometrics Project (2019) (https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/SMS/) and Self-monitoring scale (2024) (https://high5test.com/self-monitoring/#) , define self-monitoring in your own words, and provide an example in which you exhibited high or low self-monitoring. Based on Garcia and Halldorsson (2025) (http://noba.to/y4urxhvj) , define upward or downward comparison, and provide an example in which you engaged in that type of social comparison.

Identify who you compared yourself to. Describe a positive or negative effect of that social comparison on yourself.

Based on LibreText Social Sciences. (n.d.) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/178209/files/14324152?wrap=1) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/178209/files/14324152/download?download_frd=1) , the learning activity on cognitive dissonance (https://cdn- media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2005/CD/index.html) , and Luttrell’s (2016) video

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y17YaZRRvY) , briefly describe a time you experienced cognitive dissonance. Explain the source of your cognitive dissonance.

To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work with information from the Learning Resources.

Be sure to review the Week 2 Assignment Rubric to understand the specific grading criteria your Instructor will use to evaluate your work.

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Criteria Ratings Pts

Definition of self- monitoring and example in which student exhibited high or low self- monitoring

20 pts

Definition of upward or downward social comparison and example in which student engaged in upward or downward comparison, including who student compared self to and a positive or negative effect of the social comparison

25 pts

Description of an experience of cognitive dissonance and the

25 pts

20 to >17.0 pts Exemplary (Exceeds expectations) This component is fully addressed and logically presented.

17 to >13.0 pts Proficient (Meets expectations) This component is addressed. Further development would strengthen this component.

13 to >0 pts Developing (Does not fully meet expectations) This component is not present or not clearly addressed.

25 to >21.0 pts Exemplary (Exceeds expectations) This component is fully addressed and logically presented.

21 to >17.0 pts Proficient (Meets expectations) This component is addressed. Further development would strengthen this component.

17 to >0 pts Developing (Does not fully meet expectations) This component is not present or not clearly addressed.

25 to >21.0 pts Exemplary (Exceeds expectations) This component is fully addressed and logically presented.

21 to >17.0 pts Proficient (Meets expectations) This component is addressed. Further development would

17 to >0 pts Developing (Does not fully meet expectations) This component is not present or not clearly addressed.

Criteria Ratings Pts

source of cognitive dissonance

Format and writing

10 pts

Timeliness

10 pts

Total Points: 90

strengthen this component.

10 to >8.0 pts Exemplary (Exceeds expectations)

Any spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation deviations from Standard Academic English are minor and do not affect clear communication.    Work includes more than one explicit mention of concepts or ideas from the required sources, and an effort to cite the original source was made if specified by the assignment/discussion’s directions.

8 to >6.0 pts Proficient (Meets expectations)

The submission contains few spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation deviations from Standard Academic English, OR these deviations do not affect clear communication.     Work includes at least one explicit mention of a concept or idea from the required sources if specified by the assignment/discussion’s directions and a clear attempt at citing the source has been made.

6 to >0 pts Developing (Does not fully meet expectations)

Multiple spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation deviations from Standard Academic English affect clear communication.     Work does not include any explicit mention of concepts or ideas from the required sources, OR it contains one or more explicit mentions of a concept or idea from the required sources, if specified by the assignment/discussion’s directions, but without attempting to cite the source.

10 to >8.0 pts Exemplary (Exceeds expectations)

The assignment is submitted according to posted due dates and times or late with prior consent from the instructor.

8 to >6.0 pts Proficient (Meets expectations)

The assignment is submitted within the allowed time.

6 to >0 pts Developing (Does not fully meet expectations)

The assignment is not submitted on time.