Use 3 theories in social psychology to provide a critical overview of the way prejudice stifles social progress
Tag: Social psychology
Social psychology, personality psychology
Explore social psychology, personality psychology, and sociology in their approaches to explaining behavior. Consider the following scenario of Jason:
Jason is a college student accused of making and distributing methamphetamine. If charged and convicted, Jason’s dreams of medical school would be dashed. How would a social psychologist explain Jason’s behavior and his decision to take this risk?Review the Learning Resources for this week and consider how a social psychologist would approach and explain Jason’s behavior and decision.
Also, consider how a personality psychologist or a sociologist would explain Jason’s behavior and decision. Consider how each approach is different from a social psychologist’s approach.
BY DAY 3
Post an explanation of Jason’s behavior from the perspective of a social psychologist. Support your explanation with references to social psychology theory and research.
Negative influences in society, social psychology
Besides identifying negative influences in society, social psychology also provides the tools for analyzing positive influences in group interactions, as well. Consider here how the methods of social psychology can be applied to justice-impacted individuals to dissuade them from criminal behavior and rehabilitate them into society.
Imagine you are running a program for first-time offenders and introducing the program that you select to your agency.
Choose 1 of the rehabilitation techniques discussed this week: Substance Counseling
Create a 1-page handout and short powerpointpresentation (5 minutes) about the rehabilitation technique. Use images that are copyright-free to bolster your information.
The handout which summarizes your presentation - I suggest the use of color and graphics to engage your audience.
The presentation - this can be a PowerPoint, a Prezi or another type of presentation format, &/or video of yourself speaking. Address the following questions:
What is it?
How does it work?
What is the role of human service workers?
What are some risks?
What are the benefits of this technique vs. another?
What rehabilitation methods does your technique utilize?
How do those methods reduce the effects of prejudice, discrimination, and/ or aggression?
Identify a local program which exemplifies your technique and describe it.
Social Psychology
In addition to your corporate scandal research, use the internet to research corporate fraud and report to the discussion board of the following:
1. What was the Social Psychology?
2. What kind of fraud is it? (corporate fraud against customer? against employees?)
3. What was the management action after the fraud was discovered?
Social Psychology
Define Social Psychology
Explain what is the role of a Social Psychologist
Describe social roles and how they influence behavior
Define attitude
Also explain how a person’s attitude can have an influence on their overall success in life. (please give your opinion)
Does a person’s attitude determine their altitude (success)?
Social psychology
Choose ONE current event from the news with relevance to social psychology, which need to be connected to the concept “ social normative influence and informational influence”.Apply those concepts to create an intervention that could promote and/or prevent the event in the future.
Social Psychology
Reducing Negative Perceptions as it relates to the topic of Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination