Writing assignment:Social Psychology

General Psychology PSY 2012 Writing Assignment: Social Psychology

Instructions: Social Psychology is tied in people’s minds to “Common Sense” psychology, because we all pretend to be scientists, predicting and explaining people’s behavior every day. Here’s your chance to be a little more thoughtful than just the snap judgments you are usually allotted in time.

(1) Identify a social phenomenon by making observations of your world.

(2) Theorize why you think this behavior or phenomenon exists. Likely, there is research already linked to this observation that has been discussed in class or in your book (state it, define it, cite where you learned it from).

(3) Now come up with your own way to study this phenomenon (safely!). This could mean doing a different behavior and see if people react differently, or this could mean taking a survey about the phenomenon. Describe to me what you plan to do.

(4) Finally, report your results (even if it’s simply survey data taken from family and friends about your phenomenon).

Your assignment should be at least 4 paragraphs in length, but will likely be closer to 5 or 6 (1.5 pages). Save in a .doc or .docx file, and upload it to CANVAS. Halfway point is __________________, to be emailed to [email protected]. Reference your sources, if quoting. ***DUE ____________________*** Turn in through CANVAS assignment page in TurnItIn.

Criterion	Points Earned	Possible Points
Describe a social observation/phenomenon of curiosity.		10
Theorize the reason for this phenomenon. Is there research that you think already applies? (Describe)		10
How would you study it? (Imagine a study! Identify your IV and DV and your Hypothesis, and be able to describe your design). Demo/Trial-run the study! Or take a poll/interview, make observations.		10
Results: What were you able to do? What were the results of your trial? Did it change your mind about the phenomenon? Did it make it more or less clear? Draw conclusions.		10
Total		40

General Psychology PSY 2012 Writing Assignment: Social Psychology

Instructions: Social Psychology is tied in people’s minds to “Common Sense” psychology, because we all pretend to be scientists, predicting and explaining people’s behavior every day. Here’s your chance to be a little more thoughtful than just the snap judgments you are usually allotted in time.

(1) Identify a social phenomenon by making observations of your world.

(2) Theorize why you think this behavior or phenomenon exists. Likely, there is research already linked to this observation that has been discussed in class or in your book (state it, define it, cite where you learned it from).

(3) Now come up with your own way to study this phenomenon (safely!). This could mean doing a different behavior and see if people react differently, or this could mean taking a survey about the phenomenon. Describe to me what you plan to do.

(4) Finally, report your results (even if it’s simply survey data taken from family and friends about your phenomenon).

Your assignment should be at least 4 paragraphs in length, but will likely be closer to 5 or 6 (1.5 pages). Save in a .doc or .docx file, and upload it to CANVAS. Halfway point is __________________, to be emailed to [email protected]. Reference your sources, if quoting. ***DUE ____________________*** Turn in through CANVAS assignment page in TurnItIn.

Criterion	Points Earned	Possible Points
Describe a social observation/phenomenon of curiosity.		10
Theorize the reason for this phenomenon. Is there research that you think already applies? (Describe)		10
How would you study it? (Imagine a study! Identify your IV and DV and your Hypothesis, and be able to describe your design). Demo/Trial-run the study! Or take a poll/interview, make observations.		10
Results: What were you able to do? What were the results of your trial? Did it change your mind about the phenomenon? Did it make it more or less clear? Draw conclusions.		10
Total		40