Category: Social psychology

1. Please follow the guidelines below for summarizing an article. a. Summarize the article. i. Do not use direct quotes. ii. Do not copy the Abstract (this is plagiarism) iii. Summarize the article (in paragraph form) and make sure to include the following information: 1. What was the hypothesis/hypotheses? 2. What did the researchers do? 3. What did the researchers find? 4. What does it mean? (so what?) 5. What were the limitations? iv. Use citations to describe the research. See examples below: 1. For beginning a sentence: Smith and Jones (2019) studied….. 2. For ending a sentence: Students who spend more time on their school work also received higher grades in class (Smith & Jones, 2019, p. 15). v. Do NOT use the title of the article in quotes!!!! vi. Use PAST tense (the research already happened) b. Provide the reference information. Make sure to follow APA style format. 2. Answer these questions in paragraph form (not in bullets and do not rewrite the questions). ANSWER ALL PARTS OF ALL QUESTIONS for full credit. a. How was sexual prejudice operationalized? b. How was helpful behavior operationalized? How was non helpful behavior operationalized? c. How was the heterosexual condition constructed? How was the lesbian/gay condition constructed? What did the researchers say about these operational definitions? d. What did the researchers due to ensure reliability? What type of reliability was discussed? e. While not explicitly discussed in the article, what can you conclude about BOTH internal and external validity from this study? 3. Please include a reference for the article. Use this formula: Smith, H. & Gonzalez, G. (2000). The difference in growth between plants. Journal of Trees, Plants, and Flowers, 24, 35-45. i already have my cover page. this must be 2 pages

For your midterm paper, you will choose ONE of the prompts below. The goal is to demonstrate your understanding of key concepts and apply them to real-world examples. Length: 5 full pages (not including reference page), double-spaced Sources: at least 2 peer-reviewed articles Format: APA (Please ensure your paper includes the proper in-text citations for all sources referenced) Due Date: March 16, 2026 Paper Prompts (Choose ONE) Option 1 Relationships, Emotion & Affect Referencing at least two peer-reviewed research articles, analyze how emotions influence decision-making and social interaction. Choose one everyday situation (e.g., friendship conflict, customer service interactions, school pressure, or family dynamics) and in your paper, explain emotional processing, mood, and emotion regulation and discuss how emotions influence behavior, communication, and judgment in that context. Discuss how emotion regulation strategies (such as reappraisal or suppression) may improve or worsen the outcome. Connect your analysis to relevant developmental concepts from the lifespan perspective (e.g., age-related differences, cognitive development, or social development). Note: Your topic must clearly relate to psychological concepts, theories, or research discussed in the first seven chapters in the book. You must incorporate at least two peer-reviewed sources to support your analysis.

Respond to this prompt in 350 words or more: Social media platforms (like Instagram and TikTok) personalize content through algorithms based on users past behavior. How do social media algorithms reinforce confirmation bias? In your response, define confirmation bias, provide one specific example and suggest one strategy users could use to reduce its impact.

What were the ethical concerns raised by this study? Why did the experiment have to be ended prematurely?

Please submit a 300 word response in a Microsoft Word document using APA writing style.

Locate a film or book (popular fiction, not a psychology text or instructional/academic film) that illustrates one of the concepts we’re discussing this semester. For example, the film/book might depict situations that are relevant to the concepts of obedience, conformity, altruism, persuasion techniques, groupthink, interpersonal attraction, etc… Any topic discussed in our readings is fair game, but the concept needs to be clearly depicted in the source you chose.

For the purposes of this assignment, films/books that actually depict any of the classic experiments we’re discussing this semester (e.g., the recent film titled “Stanford Prison Experiment”) are explicitly not allowed. Work to “stretch” and use your critical thinking skills to determine whether your source is clearly related to a social psychology concept or not.

After referring to the film or reading the book, please use any of the following formats to report your observations: Power Point slides, narrated slideshow, or video diary (e.g., “vlog”). This assignment is not intended to be a formal writing assignment. Rather, the intent is to see you make connections between your readings and “real-life” situations as depicted in popular media sources and to express your thoughts succinctly and coherently. Be creative, but be sure that the reader/viewer is able to clearly discern that you can critique the film/book in a scholarly way as related to course material (e.g., don’t just give a “book report” in which you describe the plot of the movie/book).

You do have some leeway in terms of the length of your submission. But, please, try to be succinct. If you’re doing a PowerPoint submission or narrated slideshow, aim for no more than 10-12 slides and no more than 10 minutes maximum (less than this guideline is acceptable as long as all the below points are clearly and fully addressed). For video blog submissions, aim for less than 10 minutes. Research demonstrates that viewers begin to lose interest if instructional videos are longer than 10 minutes (less than this guideline is acceptable as long as all the below points are clearly and fully addressed).

In your submission (whether it be in written form via slides/PowerPoint or video form), please be sure to clearly address the following topics:

1. Describe which social psychology concept you are choosing (e.g., conformity, obedience, altruism, persuasion, etc…) and indicate how you see it manifested in the film/book you chose.

2. Describe the social psychology concept. What does it mean? How has it been studied in the field of social psychology? What have you learned about it this semester?

3. Briefly describe the film/book you chose (e.g., its plot, characters, themes, etc…). This description does not need to be really lengthy (you don’t need to summarize the entire plot; hit the high points), but should be sufficient to demonstrate that you actually viewed the entire film or read the entire book.

4. Clearly describe how you feel the film/book you chose relates to the social psychology concept. If you chose altruism, for example, how do the characters in the film/book behave in a prosocial manner toward others? If you chose group think, how did the characters get caught in a situation that resulted in a group think mentality?

5. Finally, take time to ensure that your finished product is polished (no grammatical/spelling errors in written work, no grammatical issues or unclear language in video submissions), flows well, and looks professional. While you aren’t expected to submit Spielberg-quality films, your submission should be at least as professional-appearing as reasonable videos seen on YouTube or PowerPoint presentations made in a work setting.

Reflection Paper, and Research Paper

Step I: Teen Gun Violence and Substance Abuse in the community

• Find a cause you are passionate about. I would recommend finding a problem within your community that it is possible to volunteer time to help solve.
• Research the problem as you would normally do for a research paper (What is the problem? Why do we have this problem? Is the problem becoming worse? What are some possible solutions to the problem? Etc.).
• You will complete a short (approximately 4 pages, double-spaced) research paper on the subject.

Step II: Volunteer work at NYPD Explorers Program ( for young teens who are going in the wrong direction, a change for the better and a second chance) I was an Explorer from 2016-2020 not because i was going down the wrong path but to help these kids. I am back to volunteer to continue to help these kids and new generations.

Volunteer 3 – 5 hours of your time with an organization that is attempting to solve this problem.

Step III:

Write a short reflection paper about your volunteer experience (2 pages double-spaced) and attach this reflection paper to your research paper. In the paper you will:

• Summarize your experience
• Compare your views before and after the experience
• Offer any other personal insights about the issue within your community or generally that might not fit into a traditional research paper.

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Please be sure to upload turnitin report and GPT Zero report

Name: _____________________________________ Date: _____________

Social Psychology

Assignment: SOCIAL PERCEPTION 1

Directions: Examine your Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram accounts, texting history, email history, and so forth wherever you think that emoticons may figure prominently in your communications.

1. Which emoticons are used most often? To what extent is the universality of basic emotions reflected in the frequency with which particular emoticons are used?

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1. How might the notion of display rules account for the fact that emoticons corresponding to basic emotions may not be the emoticons that are used most frequently? More generally, what do you think are the display rules influencing the use of emoticons in email and social media? Consider not only the display rules that might influence the use of emoticons in general, but also those affecting the use of specific emoticons.

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1. To what extent do you think there might be cross-cultural variation in the use of emoticons in electronic communication? Explain your answer.

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You will be asked to complete 7 written assignments. This includes 4 written assignments The assignment will be listed under each module. For the 6 written assignment they need to be at least 1000 words in length, double spaced, 12 font, Microsoft Word document. PDF files and Pages are not accepted and will be given a 0 with no opportunity to resubmit. Documents will not be accepted in Works, Wordpad, or Wordperfect. Please do not submit papers in Microsoft Works Word Processor. It will be given a grade of a zero. No excuses. Please make sure you indent your paragraphs, double space your paper and include three sentences a paragraph. Please include an introduction and conclusion. Assignments should include a minimum of 2 references. When you make reference to research material in your paper, you must use appropriate source citations as found in the APA Publication Manual. Citing the book and author at the bottom of a posting is not enough. We need to be able to decipher your thoughts from the material. Consequently, please make sure to cite your textbook, cited examples from the Internet or scholarly sources from the library within the text in APA and include your works cited at the end of the post in APA. Please review and utilize the APA Publication Manual. Assignments are to be submitted by 11:59 pm central by the module deadline. Assignments will not be accepted late At the top of the paper please indicate your name and then skip a space and address the assignment MUST BE 1,000 Words In disparagement humor, a specific group is denigrated, belittled, or insulted. The target can be a race, a sex, a religion, an ethnicity, or an age group. The joke is conveyed through the use of negative stereotypes. Students can probably name several comedians and radio talk-show hosts who have used this type of humor. They are also likely to be familiar with the bigoted Archie Bunker character in the TV sitcom All in the Family, the four foul-mouthed, wildly politically incorrect third-graders featured in Comedy Centrals South Park cartoon, and with actor Sacha Baron Cohens portrayal of a fictional lecherous, anti-Semitic and racist Kazakh journalist in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Please speculate on the effects of such humor. Do they think that this type of humor is a positive indication of how far we have come as a society that we are now able to make fun of the absurd stereotypical beliefs of the past? Do characters like Borat appear so foolish that they cause prejudiced individuals to reject their prejudiced beliefs? Or, do they see negative social consequences to this type of humor? Do the media legitimatize these stereotypes? Does exposure to this sort of humor create a norm of tolerance that allows for the degradation of others and serves to perpetuate prejudice?

Journal rules:

1. In ONE paragraph, explain what you are going to talk about.
2. Sometimes this means you simply need to define of the social psychological concept. It must be RELEVANT to the module the book covers.
3. Sometimes, instead, you need to explain the social psychological concept you are about to discuss in the next paragraph (e.g., if you are discussing the importance of knowing the difference between correlational information compared to experimental information).
4. In a 2nd (new) paragraph, detail a PERSONAL experience with the social psychological concept. Either explain how YOU demonstrated the social psychological concept, or saw something happen, or saw someone else demonstrate the social psychological concept. Do NOT simply paraphrase a lesson or example about the concept. You had to have viewed or experienced it personally (not in our class).
5. When in doubt, email your journal to the instructor at least a day in advance (or call her and let her know you are emailing it to her to review).

Only provide ONE idea/concept (with associated personal example) in each “journal.”

See example in attachment.

EITHER DO MODULE 5 OR MODULE 6 and 7

IT IS NOT TOGETHER CHOOSE 5,6 OR 7

NO AI

Journal rules:

1. In ONE paragraph, explain what you are going to talk about.
2. Sometimes this means you simply need to define of the social psychological concept. It must be RELEVANT to the module the book covers.
3. Sometimes, instead, you need to explain the social psychological concept you are about to discuss in the next paragraph (e.g., if you are discussing the importance of knowing the difference between correlational information compared to experimental information).
4. In a 2nd (new) paragraph, detail a PERSONAL experience with the social psychological concept. Either explain how YOU demonstrated the social psychological concept, or saw something happen, or saw someone else demonstrate the social psychological concept. Do NOT simply paraphrase a lesson or example about the concept. You had to have viewed or experienced it personally (not in our class).
5. When in doubt, email your journal to the instructor at least a day in advance (or call her and let her know you are emailing it to her to review).

Only provide ONE idea/concept (with associated personal example) in each “journal.”

See example in attachment.

EITHER DO MODULE 5 OR MODULE 6 and 7

IT IS NOT TOGETHER CHOOSE 5,6 OR 7

NO AI