GC PSY369 week 1 Understanding Correlations
assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
For each of the correlation
findings below, describe in a paper of 250-500 words whether you think the
correlation is positive or negative, and give a plausible explanation.
- Finding
1: Studies have shown that the longer people are married the more similar
their political and social views become. Is this a positive or negative
correlation? Provide an explanation. - Finding
2: Studies have shown that the longer children had lived in an orphanage
the lower their IQ scores are. Is this a positive or negative correlation?
Provide an explanation. - Finding
3: Studies have shown that in large American cities, there is a
relationship between the number of violent crimes and the number of stores
that sell pornography depicting violence. Is this a positive or negative
correlation? Provide an explanation.
While APA format is not
required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected
and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA
documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 1 assignment
latest 2016 june
Details:
Explore the Social
Psychology Network website, and get comfortable searching for information. Scan
the professional profiles of social psychologists and learn about their social
psychological research.
After you have completed
your reading, write a paper of 500-750 words in which you include:
- The
names and descriptions of two social psychologists you learned about - Descriptions
of two different research areas you either searched for or which appeared
in the categories of the Social Psychology Network
(One suggestion is to visit
Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky’s professional profile and read about her research on
human happiness.)
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit
this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success
Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 2 Self-Presentation and Social
Perception assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Using 250-500 words,
respond to the following:
From your perspective, how
does the material in your textbook on the topics of self-presentation and
social perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus
asks: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and
pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother,
‘Let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the time there is a plank in
your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then
you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
APA format is required for
essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment
delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 2 Cultures
and Fundamental Attribution Error assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Read “Fundamental
Attribution Error,” located on the ChangingMinds.org website.
Using 250-500 words,
explain why individualistic and collectivistic cultures differ in their
tendency to make the fundamental attribution error. Make sure to identify
differences between individualistic and collectivistic cultures as well as
describe the fundamental attribution error.
APA format is required for
essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment
delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 2
Self-Presentation and Impression Management assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Using 250-500 words,
compare the concepts of self-presentation and impression management.
- Include
some personal examples in your paper. - For
assistance, read “The Ethics of Impression Management.”
APA format is required for
essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment
delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 3
Institutionalized Racism and Institutionalized Sexism assignment latest 2016
june
Details:
Write a paper of 250-500
words in which you discuss and give examples of institutionalized racism and
institutionalized sexism.
To prepare for the
assignment, do the following:
Visit a website of your
choosing, noting any indicators of institutionalized racism or
institutionalized sexism.
Use the GCU eLibrary to
search for articles on “institutionalized racism” and
“institutionalized sexism.”
- Click
on the link that says “Find Journal Articles.” - Under
the section, “Browse Databases by Subject,” click on
“Counseling & Psychology.” This will take you to a list of
databases that you can use to search for articles. - The
three strongest databases for the topic are Academic Search Complete,
Credo, and Wilson OmniFile.
APA format is required for
essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment
delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 3 Implicit
Prejudice – Implicit Association Test (IAT) assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
For this assignment, write
a paper of 250-500 words on your experience with the Implicit Association Test
(IAT), located on the Project Implicit website. Select
“Demonstration,” then “Go to the Demonstration Tests.”
The Implicit Association
Test (IAT) is a popular and respected method for measuring implicit attitudes
and beliefs. In this exercise, you are to try an IAT (one on racial bias and
one on gender bias) for yourself. There are many possible tests available at
the website, but the ones named “Racial Bias Black/White Adults” and
“Gender Bias” will be the most pertinent to this week’s module.
APA format is required for
essays only. Solid academic writing is always expected. For all assignment
delivery options, documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 4 assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
This is a Collaborative
Learning Community assignment.
Choose one of the two
following assignments:
Cult Activities and
Psychological Manipulation
Visit the Ex-Cult
Resource Center website and/or the International Cultic Studies Association
website, and check out a few of the links investigating cultic activity and
psychological manipulation.
Write a paper of 500-750
words in which you share your discoveries.
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
Groupthink and 12 Angry
Men
View the movie, 12 Angry
Men (1957), Orion-Nova Productions.
Write a paper of 500-750
words in which you discuss:
1.
Patterns of persuasion and conformity
2.
Issues of prejudice
3.
Reliance on cognitive heuristics
Did the group in the film
demonstrate group polarization? Are they at risk for groupthink?
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student
Success Center.
GC PSY369 week 5 assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Visit the website of The
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to altruistic
pursuits.
Review the information,
literature, and downloadable documents.
Design your own
assignment in which you implement five acts of kindness (pro-social behavior).
Use your discretion, common sense, and modesty at all times. Do not put
yourself in an environment of potential danger or harm to yourself.
Write a paper of 500-750
words in which you describe what you did, how, where, to whom, and what
reactions you perceived from others and yourself. What did you learn about
prosocial behavior from this exercise in light of the material in this module’s
readings and lecture material?
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student
Success Center.
GC PSY369 week 5Stanford Prison Experimentassignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Visit the Stanford Prison
Experiment website to learn more about this famous experiment. The website has
slides and movies of the experiment, which were done very realistically. You
will also see how an elaborate psychological experiment was conducted, and why,
and its ethical limits.
Write a paper of 250-500
words in which you summarize and describe this experiment.
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 5 Social Psychology Networkassignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Visit the Social
Psychology Network website. The website provides a number of links regarding
conflict and antisocial behavior.
Write a paper of 250-500
words in which you summarize what you learned.
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are not required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin.
GC PSY369 week 8 Term Paper assignment latest 2016 june
Details:
Create a term paper
(2,000-2,500 words) on any topic related to social psychology that interests
you.
The assignment must
include at least eight sources, four of those with publication dates from the
past two years.
Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the
Student Success Center. An abstract is required.
You are required to
submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student
Success Center.
