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P ROJECT: SOCIAL P SYC HOL OGY IN ACTIO N
Project Introduction:
Imagine that your audience is completely unfamiliar with social psychology principles. They will use your
project as reference. In this project, you will provide your audience with an overview of the field of social
psychology, and explain the key principles associated with its practice.
In Project Part 1, you will focus on topics such as self and society, social interactions, attitudes, and
prejudices. In Project Part 2, you will focus on social influence, personal relationships, behavior, gender
theories, and antisocial and pro-social behavior.
After completing both parts of the project, reflect on the future of social psychology. Think about the
changes that our society is experiencing, what do you think will occur in the field of social psychology, and
what new research do you think will take place in the future?
Course Learning Objectives Covered:
Evaluate the impact of and interactions between self and society.
Apply various cognitive processes to social interactions.
Determine the attitude of persons by analyzing their response to different situations.
Analyze the cognitive biases of prejudice and discrimination.
Analyze the ways by which social influence alters or shapes behavior.
Analyze the social psychological nature of personal relationships and the dynamics of interpersonal
attraction.
Apply various theories of gender to explain social situations.
Differentiate between pro-social and antisocial behavior.
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P ROJECT SUBM ISS ION P L AN
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Part Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
Project
Part 1
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
To prepare for this assessment:
Revisit Chapters 1–6 from the textbook, Social
Psychology. These chapters focus on social
psychological theories, social cognition and
interaction, and prejudices.
Revisit Modules 1–3 lessons, which discuss the
application of social psychological theories, social
cognition, and interaction in daily life.
Title: Social Cognition and Interaction
Write a cohesive research paper answering the following
questions:
How do we perceive ourselves and our interactions
with others? Summarize an example of when self-
perception influenced interactions with self or others.
The event can be from personal experience, a current
event, television show, movie, or book.
Explain how you can use self-concept, awareness, and
self-schemas in self-development.
Describe the acting self, self-esteem, and self-efficacy.
How do we form judgments about other people?
Summarize an example of when cognitive processes
influence interactions with others. The event can be
from personal experience, a current event, television
The Project rubric will
be used to evaluate
this assessment.
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Part Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
show, movie, or book. Provide a brief summary of the
event.
Discuss the attribution theory and how it influence
attitude.
Explain how our attitudes influence behavior toward
others.
Summarize an example of when your attitude has
influenced your behavior or response to a situation
(smoking, politics, war, and so on).
Summarize an example of when the influence of
prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination were used
to form judgments of others (i.e. The Ferguson Case or
gender or age bias at the workplace). The event can
be from personal experience, a current event,
television show, movie, or book. Provide a brief
summary of the event.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document
of the following specifications:
o Font: Arial; 12-Point
o Line Spacing: Double
o Length: 4–6 pages, excluding the title page,
reference page, and any appendices
The summary of each event should be at least 250
words.
Incorporate at least two credible sources to support
your research paper.
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Part Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
Include an APA title page. Refer to the sample APA
title page.
Cite all sources used in APA format, including at least
one in-text citation from each source and a Reference
page.
The cover page should include the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Date submitted
Due: Module 3
Grading Weight: 10 %
Project
Part 2
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
To prepare for this assessment:
Revisit Chapters 7–13 from the textbook, Social
Psychology. These chapters focus on social influence,
group behavior, relationships, and pro-social and
antisocial behavior.
Revisit Module 4 and 5 lessons, which will help you
apply concepts such as social influence, personal
relationships, and aggressive and helping behavior in
daily life.
Title: Social Influence on Behavior
Write a cohesive research paper answering the following
questions:
The Project rubric will
be used to evaluate
this assessment.
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Part Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
Analyze the ways in which social influence alters or
shapes behavior. Summarize an example of when
social influence caused you or another individual to
change his or her behavior. The event can be from
personal experience, a current event, television show,
movie, or book. Provide a brief summary of the event.
Analyze the social psychological nature of personal
relationships and the dynamics of interpersonal
attraction. Summarize an example of how roles
(caretaker, head of household, and so on) can
influence the dynamics of interpersonal attraction
(love, compassion, and so on) between couples. The
event can be from personal experience, a current
event, television show, movie, or book. Provide a brief
summary of the event.
Apply various theories of gender to explain social
situations. Summarize at least three theories of
gender that can explain conflict in the workplace or
home. The event can be from personal experience, a
current event, television show, movie, or book.
Provide a brief summary of the event.
Differentiate between pro-social and antisocial
behavior. Summarize an example of when pro-social
behavior (i.e. providing extra change to someone in
the grocery line who was short on cash) and antisocial
behavior (i.e. someone cutting another individual off
in traffic) occurred. The event can be from personal
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experience, a current event, television show, movie,
or book. Provide a brief summary of the event.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document
of the following specifications:
o Font: Arial; 12-Point
o Line Spacing: Double
o Length: 4–6 pages, excluding the title page,
reference page, and any appendices
The summary of each event should be at least 250
words.
Incorporate at least two credible sources to support
your research paper.
Include an APA title page. Refer to the sample APA
title.
Cite all sources used in the APA format, including at
least one in-text citation from each source and a
Reference page.
The cover page should include the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Date submitted
Due: Module 5
Grading Weight: 10 %
