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www.psy400edu.com   PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion
Question 1 PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
PSY 400 Week 1 Individual Assignment Social
Psychology Definition Paper PSY 400 Week 2
Discussion Question 1 PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion
Question 2 PSY 400 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Social Thinking Topi..
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PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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.socialpsychology.org/
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PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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. To put it more formally, social
psychology is the scientific study of the many
ways in which
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PSY 400 Week 1 Individual Assignment Social
Psychology Definition Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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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PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com            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.
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  PSY 400 Week 2 Individual Assignment Social
Thinking Topic Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy400edu.com   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 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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.
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PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy400edu.com   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
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PSY 400 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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. 
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  PSY 400 Week 4 Individual Assignment Culture
and Group Influence Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.psy400edu.com   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
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PSY 400 Week 5 Individual Assignment Conflict
Resolution and Peacemaking Paper FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   Locate a
scholarly article concerning conflict resolution
and peacemaking using the course readings, the
University Library, and other resources.   Prepare
a 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.?   Format your paper consistent with
APA guidelines.
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PSY 400 Week 5 Team Assignment Altruism in
Society Campaign and Presentation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.psy400edu.com   Identify a
social issue, such as domestic violence, child
abuse, homelessness, business ethics, or
international human rights violations.    Obtain
facilitator approval in week four.     
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