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• PSY 400Week 1 Discussion Question 1

• PSY 400Week 1 Discussion Question 2

• Go to the Social Psychology Network located at .
  Spend some time reviewing the information
  contained in the web site. Based on what you
  learned, what do you feel are the biggest issues
  in the field of social psychology?http//www.socia
  lpsychology.org/

• We are all social animals. We all realize that
  much of what we do stems from our interactions
  with other people, but we often fail to
  appreciate the power of these interactions over
  our behavior and thought. If you consider it, you
  will be hard put to find anything you do or think
  that is completely independent of your social
  relationships. What about your values, or your
  ideas of what is right and wrong? What about your
  preferences or your daily decisions? The list
  could go on and on. Social psychology is the
  study of human interaction and the way it affects
  behavior.

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• PSY 400 week 1 Individual Assignment Social
  Psychology Definition Paper

• PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion Question 1

• Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you
  examine social psychology. Address the following
  items
• ?         Define social psychology.
• ?         Discuss how social psychology differs
  from other disciplines, such as clinical
  psychology, general psychology, and sociology.
• ?         Explain the role of research in social
  psychology, including describing challenges to
  research in social psychology

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• Remember to also respond to your peers with at
  least six additional responses. Between DQs and
  participation responses, you must participate in
  the courseroom on at least four days per week.
  Participation responses must be a minimum of 100
  words and fully substantive to earn full credit.
  If you have questions on what constitutes
  substantive, please see the document on DQ
  writing Tips that will be posted in the course
  materials forum.

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• PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion Question 2

• PSY 400 week 2 Individual Assignment Social
  Thinking Topic Paper

•          Even when we are not aware of it, there
  are myriad influences that affect how we
  perceive, judge, and interpret information in the
  process of social decision making. Consider the
  factors that affect an individual's social
  beliefs and judgments. For this discussion,
  identify at least two beliefs held by individuals
  that would support private versus public
  education. Simply state these beliefs, and using
  them, address the following items.
• a)       Indicate how these beliefs may have been
  formed.
• b)      Explain how these beliefs appear to be
  maintained.
• c)       Speculate on how these beliefs might be
  changed.

• Prepare a 1000- to 1200-word paper in which you
  examine a topic of importance related to social
  thinking and the process of social decision
  making. Address the following items
• ?         Clearly describe the concept and its
  relevance to social thinking.
• ?         Identify benefits and drawbacks related
  to the concept in the process of social decision
  making.
• ?         Apply the concept to a relevant current
  event, or a relevant personal example, by clearly
  demonstrating the use of the concept in social
  thinking.

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• PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 1

• PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

• During Week Three you have read all about the
  power of group influence, and the relationship
  between group influence and personal identity.
  In keeping with this theme, I would like to pose
  the following question to you Margaret Mead once
  said, Never doubt that a small group of
  thoughtful committed citizens can change the
  world. Do you agree or disagree with this
  statement? Why or why not? Use concepts from
  this week's readings to support your answer.

• What factors influence identification with a
  group? What factors make group membership
  irrelevant?

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• PSY 400 week 3 Team Assignment Cognitive
  Dissonance Paper

• PSY 400 Week 4 Discussion Question 1

• Identify a situation in which an individual made
  a decision to engage in behavior that violated
  his or her values, beliefs, attitudes, and
  morals, such as calling in sick to work when he
  or she is not sick, speeding, or cheating on
  taxes.
• Prepare a 1,100- to 1,400-word paper in which you
  analyze your identified situation. Address the
  following items
• ?         Illustrate the situation and how the
  individual came to choose to make the decision
  that violated his or her ethics and morals.

• Stanley Milgram's classic experiments on
  obedience shocked the field of social psychology,
  both for the methods used and the outcomes of his
  experiments, which documented the phenomenon
  that, when personal conscience and the demands of
  authority clash, the demands of authority will
  usually win. Do you believe that Milgram's
  experiments were ethical? Why or why not?

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• PSY 400 Week 4 Discussion Question 2

• PSY 400 week 4 Individual Assignment Culture and
  Group Influence Paper

• As discussed in your Week Four readings, there
  are four factors that impact the persuasiveness
  of a message the communicator (who says it), the
  message (what is said), the channel (how it is
  said), and the audience (to whom it is said).
  Using this knowledge, I would like for each one
  of you to select an advertisement and evaluate
  its message for persuasiveness.

• Develop a paper that examines the concepts of
  group influence and the effects of culture on
  your personal development. Include the following
• ?         Describe the concept of social
  facilitation.
• ?         Explain at least three other concepts
  that contribute to why individuals behave
  differently in groups than they might alone.
• ?         Explore your own culture as a group
  influence, including addressing at least two
  social influences that are culturally specific.

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• PSY 400 week 5 Individual Assignment Conflict
  Resolution and Peacemaking Paper

• PSY 400 week 5 Team Assignment Altruism in
  Society Campaign and Presentation

• Locate a scholarly article concerning conflict
  resolution and peacemaking using the course
  readings, the University Library, and other
  resources.
• Preparea 800- to 1,100-word paper in which you
  analyze your article.
• ?         Summarize your article.
• ?         Describe the four elements of conflict
  resolution and peacemaking.
• ?         Apply the relevant concepts to your
  article in evaluating its merit for conflict
  resolution and peacemaking.

• Identify a social issue, such as domestic
  violence, child abuse, homelessness, business
  ethics, or international human rights violations.
  
• Obtain facilitator approval in week four.
• Prepare a 1,750- to 2,100-word campaign (both
  PowerPoint and paper) developing and promoting a
  social intervention strategy that addresses your
  issue

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