Group A 1. State the definition of motive. -Specific need or desire‚ such as hunger‚ thirst‚ or achievement that prompts goal-directed behavior 2. What is longitudinal study? -Study the same group of people over time Advantages -Detailed information about subjects -Developmental changes can be studied in detail -Eliminates cohort differences Disadvantages -Expensive and time consuming -Potential for high attrition -Differences over time may be due to assessment tools and not age 3. Which are physical
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PSY 310 Social Psychology Fall I 2007 INSTRUCTOR: STAFF [TBA] PHONE: EMAIL: FAX: REQUIRED TEXTS: Title Social Psychology: Unraveling the Mystery Author(s) Kenrick‚ D. T.‚ Neuberg‚ S. L.‚ & Cialdini‚ R. B. Copyright (2007) Publisher Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-205-49395-5 Edition 4th Edition This Course Requires the Purchase of a Course Packet: YES NO Argosy University COURSE SYLLABUS PSY310 Social Psychology Faculty Information Faculty Name:
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Maynard English 2367 6 February 2013 Conformity & Deviance in Richard Rodriguez’s “Aria” In the face of public society‚ the individual is presented with a few social norms. There are two things that a person can do in response to these norms‚ either succumb to their pressure by conforming to these norms or resist by deviating from them. In Richard Rodriguez’s “Aria‚” Rodriguez shows how he conforms to the pressure of the American public’s social norm of learning and speaking English.
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between each other. When one’s behavior and belief contradict each other‚ we possess an uncomfortable feeling by which we call dissonance. Because we are not able to change our behavior‚ we unconsciously change our attitudes for our behaviors to be consistent with each other; making the uncomfortable feeling go away. This adjustment is termed insufficient justification. After learning about this topic‚ I have noticed that this concept has applied to many situations in my life and in others as well. To
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6. An example of a study of conformity is the beans-in-the-jar experiment. In this study participants estimated the amount of beans in a jar. The experiment had three steps. First‚ the participants estimated individually. Second‚ they estimated in groups. Third‚ they estimated individually (Jenness 1932). The study found that during the third step participants shifted their estimate to be closer the estimate of the group. This study is an example of conformity because the changes in the third step
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stereotyping 3. How racial prejudice (toward African Americans) has changed since the 1940’s 4. Describe the research by Clark and Clark 5. Cross cultural study from 27 countries on gender 6. Social Dominance Orientation- Characteristics‚ career choice/social dominance 7. Altmeyer’s research on social dominance 8. Church membership and prejudice 9. Pettigrew’s study in South Africa- Who was the most prejudiced? 10. Theories of Aggression 11. Types of aggression-hostile and instrumental 12
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brother to find himself looking for his self through the likes of Michael Jackson. Selfie Loathing: Observing pictures with envy or jealousy which alters self-perception. Selfie loathing by Jessica Winter analyzes how image centered social media triggers positive and negative self-perception. Selfie loathing addresses the contrast between image based social media and self-esteem. Winter argues that Facebook and Instagram are main catalyst in the shaping of self-perception.
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Asuncion Ms. Morris Language Arts 2‚ Period 6 12 November 2012 Conforming to Society? Losing one’s individuality is most common to individuals who are exposed and influenced by others throughout life. The idea from “The Sociology of Leopard Man” by Logan Feyes discusses how indi viduals are confronted with conformity in order to fit in with society. Conforming is one obstacle that many people face through life. When a person conforms it means that they undergo a change in order to fit in with society
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“Is research into conformity and obedience worthwhile? Showing you have considered both points of view” Conformity is the ‘tendency for people to adapt the behaviour‚ attitudes and values of a reference group’. However‚ obedience is a type of social influence whereby somebody acts in response to a direct order from a figure with perceived authority. There is also the implication that the person receiving the order is made to respond in a way that they would not have otherwise have done without the
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Transactional Analysis: Transactional analysis is a social psychology developed by Eric Berne during the 1960s‚ which has further evolved over the past four decades to include applications to psychotherapy‚ counseling‚ education and organizational development. Transactional Analysis (or TA as it is often called) is a model of people and relationships and is based on two notions: first that we have three parts or ’ego-states’ to our ’personality. The other assumption is that these converse with one another
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