Category: Social psychology

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to introduce Mills Sociological Imagination as well as to describe a personal situation that you select to serve as the main topic of the Sociological Imagination essay that you will submit in week 10. The topic is left to your discretion and is preferably a situation that stands out in your life, or about which you can write 4-6 pages.

This assignment is the first step to the essay that you will work to complete throughout the term. You are required to submit only the Introduction part, and should have the following:

Introduction: Write a paragraph introducing C.W. Millss Sociological Imagination and give a general overview of how youll be applying it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper. To do this, first, describe sociological imagination. Then, clearly specify your topic by providing a brief description (1-2 sentences) of the personal situation that you have selected. Next, identify three chapters that will be utilized to draw sociological concepts from that you will use to analyze your personal situation. Lastly, identify one sociological theory from the text that you will use to analyze your personal situation (e.g., conflict theory or symbolic interactionism).

Use APA format throughout the paper including for the Title page, and references and in-text citations.

Write the hypothesis and design of 3 types of studies based on a similar topic (1 variable must stay constant in all studies), and follow the example provided in class.

• Descriptive/Observational study
• Correlational Study
• Experimental Study

*Topic must be relevant to psychology, but it does NOT have to be the same topic that you’re using for your future project.

Respond to this prompt in 350 words or more: Do you believe that you are more of an entity theorist or an incremental theorist? Why? Which theory do you think is most reinforced in educational settings? Why?

Ch 7 Persuasion Application Describe about a time when you persuaded by peripheral or central route, or you resisted persuasion. What issue was it? Was it important to you? Alternatively, post a YouTube link and describe what kind of persuasion is demonstrated (Try to keep any YouTubes under 5 minutes). Keep it clean and legal please!

My dissertation has been submitted to my committee, they have provided me with feedback to revise, primarily the literature review. All references are cited in the paper, additional references are okay to add to support.

Discuss how different patterns of attributions can affect self-esteem. Some patterns could enhance self-esteem, while others could be associated with depression. How do you make attributions for their successes or failures in various domains (e.g., academic, social, athletic). Discuss the role of attribution in self-handicapping. Discuss instances in which you have been self-handicapped. Describe whether this was a conscious process or not and what the outcome of it was. 1,000 Words 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

Area of interest: Social Psychology

Research Question: Is there a positive relationship between FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and social media use?

Write a summary of the two articles (1 to 2 page in length EACH) briefly addressing each of the

following:

Introduction (e.g., Why was the study conducted? Very succinctly, what background research did the authors use to justify doing the study their way?)

Method (e.g., What is the most relevant information about participants? How did the researchers test their research questions?)

Results and Discussion (e.g., What was found? What conclusions were drawn? Any directions for future research?)

Connect (e.g., How does this research connect to your research topic?) Think about specific ways the article relates to your topic and research question (e.g., Will you use similar methods? Do you have similar hypothesis?) Please AVOID stating this article relates to my research because… Instead, connect the work with your topic by providing simple evidence from the article. For example, a good connecting sentence would be Based on these findings, it is reasonable to hypothesize…

Follow these formatting guidelines:

Follow APA style.

Put the APA style reference at the end of your summary.

Type your name in the header of the page (a cover page is NOT required for a summary).

Speak about what the authors/researchers presented and write in an academic tone (e.g., avoid using I think … or in my opinion …).

Write a post and reply to two students

What were some of the subjects’ reasons for going along with the wrong answer? What is informational conformity? What is normative conformity?

Please answer with 300 words in a Microsoft Word document using APA writing style.

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