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2. PSY 400 Entire Course • 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 Topic Paper • PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 • PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

3. PSY 400 Assignment Act of Altruism • Locate a news article describing an act of altruism. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the act of altruism. Explain the act in terms of social exchange, social responsibility, and reciprocity theory. Apply one of the concepts of social psychology (such as group influence, persuasion, cognitive dissonance, or self in the social world) to the act of altruism, Cite a minimum of 2 scholarly references. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

4. PSY 400 Assignment Examine social psychology • 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you examine social psychology. Address the following items: • Definesocial psychology. • Discuss how social psychology can be applied to one of the helping professions (counseling, social work, education, law enforcement, and so on), organizational leadership, or management. • Provide an example of how social research can benefit education, work, or personal life. Cite a minimum of 2 scholarly references.

5. PSY 400 Assignment Social, Cultural, and Spiritual influences on Ethics • a situation in which an individual was persuaded into a decision to engage in behavior that violated social values, beliefs, attitudes, ethics, and/or morals, such as misrepresenting a product, underreporting income on taxes, falsifying services on a billing document, taking supplies from work, or engaging in vandalism. Write a 700-word paper in which you analyze your identified situation. Address the following items: • Analyze the situation from the perspective of the individual's social, cultural, and spiritual influences and his or her ethics. Refrain from inserting your own judgments and opinions. • Discuss how attribution theory can be applied to the situation. • Describe the reciprocal relationship between behavior and attitudes. • Explain how the individual could have used cognitive dissonance theory to rationalize his or her behavior. Cite at least 3 references.

6. PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 • 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/

7. PSY 400 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 • 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

8. PSY 400 Week 1 Individual Assignment Social Psychology Definition Paper • 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

9. PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 • 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.

10. PSY 400 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 • 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.

11. PSY 400 Week 2 Individual Assignment Social Thinking Topic Paper • 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.

12. PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 • 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.

13. PSY 400 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 • What factors influence identification with a group? What factors make group membership irrelevant?

14. PSY 400 Week 3 Team Assignment Cognitive Dissonance Paper • 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.

15. PSY 400 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 • 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?

16. PSY 400 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 • 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.

17. PSY 400 Week 4 Individual Assignment Culture and Group Influence Paper • 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.

18. PSY 400 Week 5 Individual Assignment Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Paper • 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.

19. PSY 400 Week 5 Team Assignment Altruism in Society Campaign and Presentation • 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. Include the following items:

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