Explain two major differences between common sense understandings and social psychological

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PSY 362 Topic 1 DQ 1

Explain two major differences between common sense understandings and social psychological theories. Illustrate with an example. What is the danger in relying on common sense or intuition in learning about the relationship between the individual and his or her environment?

PSY 362 Topic 1 DQ 2

Look over the table of contents in your textbook. Which topic is the most interesting to you personally? Why? Which topic looks like it may connect most to your spiritual, emotional, and professional development?

PSY 362 Topic 2 DQ 1

From your perspective, how does the material in your textbook on the topics of self-presentation and social perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus asks: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brothers’ eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”

PSY 362 Topic 2 DQ 2

Describe three important functions of the self. Give examples of each.

PSY 362 Topic 3 DQ 1

Consider something you feel strongly about, perhaps something you love or hate, or a particularly strong attitude for or against something. Describe this attitude along the three elements of affect, cognition, and behavior.

PSY 362 Topic 3 DQ 2

Assume that an individual engages in behaviors that are in conflict with their stated religious beliefs, and they experience dissonance. What impact might this have on their beliefs? What might allow people to productively resolve that dissonance?

PSY 362 Topic 4 DQ 1

What are two reasons that appear to explain why people so often mimic one another? How might each of these processes function differently in different cultures? Provide examples.

PSY 362 Topic 4 DQ 2

How are both the power of the situation and the power of the person evident in the results of Asch’s conformity research? Explain.

PSY 362 Topic 5 DQ 1

What are Robert J. Sternberg’s (in “Construct Validation of a Triangular Love Scale”) three components of intimate relationships? Is it necessary for all three to be present in an intimate relationship? How do relationships that vary on these components differ from each other?

PSY 362 Topic 5 DQ 2

Using social exchange or equity theory, what are the elements that affect our willingness to stay in a relationship? Explain how these elements affect our choices.

PSY 362 Topic 6 DQ 1

 Research on the relation between religion and prejudice is well summarized by Gordon Allport: “The role of religion is paradoxical. It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice.” In your opinion, do you agree, and, if so, why might this be true? If you do not agree, explain your reasoning.

PSY 362 Topic 6 DQ 2

Prejudice has traditionally been assumed to be the product of some form of malice, brought about by social or emotional forces. In recent years; however, there has been increasing research on how prejudice can result from cognitive processes, without malicious intent. Discuss how and why cognitive processes can produce prejudice. Once stereotypes and prejudices are formed, how do they come to be self-perpetuating?

PSY 362 Topic 7 DQ 1

What is groupthink? How does it affect the decisions made by a group? Identify the critical factors believed to lead to groupthink. Explain how you could reduce groupthink in terms of these factors.

PSY 362 Topic 7 DQ 2

To what groups do you belong? Describe a situation when you experienced deindividuation, social loafing, or social facilitation while performing a task?

PSY 362 Topic 8 DQ 1

According to evolutionary theory, behaviors that optimize survival and reproduction are favored by natural selection and therefore more likely to persist. How, then, can we explain the evolution of altruism, which is by definition costly to the self? Provide an example.

PSY 362 Topic 8 DQ 2

Based on what you’ve learned about bystander intervention and diffusion of responsibility, what actions could you take to increase the likelihood that someone would help you in an emergency that happens in front of a large crowd? What obstacles to helping could persist?

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