Create an 11–16 slide presentation in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology
Create an 11–16 slide presentation in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology, behavioral ethics, and critical thinking to a case study you choose. Focus on a theory related to prosocial or antisocial behavior, attraction, rejection, or close relationships.
Prosocial behavior is doing what’s best for others and involves being fair, respectful, cooperative, forgiving, and sometimes obedient and conforming. It enables us to get along with others, to build trust, and to learn to like and love others. Antisocial behavior is behavior that either damages interpersonal relationships or is culturally undesirable, and it can even involve aggressive or criminal behavior. Social psychologists study what drives us to act in both of these ways.
Social psychologists also study our need for social acceptance and how we form relationships. Human beings are wired for relationships. We engage in relationships of all kinds from family to acquaintances and friends to romantic partners. We all have a need to belong
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Select credible and scholarly sources in the field of social psychology using information literacy and research skills.
Describe credible and scholarly sources, relevant to a particular theory.
Competency 2: Apply social psychological theory to topics in the field.
Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
Competency 3: Apply social psychological research to topics in the field.
Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
Competency 4: Apply ethical reasoning to social psychology topics.
Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
Competency 5: Apply critical thinking to social psychology topics.
Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assessment guidelines.
Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
RESOURCES
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Reciprocity
Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2017). Social psychology and human nature (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 9, “Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others,” pages 290–329, contains information about why people do things that bring benefits to others and help their culture and society to operate successfully. You will also find information about the reciprocity theory.
Mahmoodi, A., Bahrami, B., & Mehring, C. (2018). Reciprocity of social influence. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1–9.
You can use this article to support your arguments if you choose reciprocity to apply to your case study.
Unrequited Love
Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2017). Social psychology and human nature (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 11, “Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection,” pages 370–401, contains information about how our behavior influences our social acceptance or rejection. You will also find information about the concept of unrequited love.
Bamford, R. (2015). Unrequited: Neurochemical enhancement of love. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 24(3), 355–360.
You can use this article to support your arguments if you choose unrequited love to apply to your case study.
Social Exchange Theory
Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2017). Social psychology and human nature (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 12, “Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality,” pages 402–445, contains information about how our behavior influences our ability to maintain close relationships and intimacy. You will also find information about the social exchange theory.
Fallis, E. E., Rehman, U. S., Woody, E. Z., & Purdon, C. (2016). The longitudinal association of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(7), 822–831.
You can use this article to support your arguments if you choose social exchange theory to apply to your case study.
BEHAVIOR ETHICS
These resources, courtesy of Ethics Unwrapped, The University of Texas at Austin, provide you with the basic concepts involved in behavioral ethics:
The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Ethics defined: Behavioral ethics. Retrieved from https://ethicsunwrapped.
Behavioral ethics is the study of why people make the ethical and unethical decisions that they do. Its teachings arise from research in fields such as behavioral psychology, cognitive science, and evolutionary biology.
The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Concepts unwrapped: Introduction to behavioral ethics. Retrieved from https://ethicsunwrapped.
This resource investigates why people make the ethical (and unethical) decisions that they do in order to gain insights into how people can improve their ethical decision-making and behavior.
For your assessment, you will choose to apply one of the following concepts, moral awareness or causing harm, to a case study:
The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Concepts unwrapped: Being your best self, part 1: Moral awareness. Retrieved from https://ethicsunwrapped.
Moral awareness is the ability to detect and appreciate the ethical aspects of a decision that one must make.
The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). Concepts unwrapped: Causing harm. Retrieved from https://ethicsunwrapped.
This resource explores the different types of harm that may be caused to people or groups and the potential reasons we may have for justifying these harms.
CRITICAL THINKING
Critical thinkers routinely apply intellectual standards to the elements of reasoning in order to develop intellectual traits. These resources introduce you to critical thinking using the model developed by Paul and Elder:
Meegan, G. (n.d.). What is critical thinking? [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://
This resource describes the basics of critical thinking.
Qualities of Thinking: Evaluative Stage.
This resource provides a concise overview with links to further resources.
University of Louisville. (n.d.). Paul-Elder critical thinking framework. Retrieved from http://louisville.edu/
This resource provides a good summary with a graphic to show how standards, elements, and traits work together.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2013). Critical thinking: Intellectual standards essential to reasoning well within every domain of human thought, part 2 [PDF]. Journal of Developmental Education, 37(1), 32–36.
This journal article provides a strong description of the standards.
For your assessment, you will choose to apply one of the following concepts, confidence in reason or fair-mindedness, to a case study.
Qualities of the Thinker: Traits of the Mind.
Two of the qualities are confidence in reason and fair-mindedness.
POWERPOINT
For this assessment you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation. The following resources can help you with basic PowerPoint skills as well as best practices.
Skillsoft. (n.d.). PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Creating presentations [Tutorial].
Skillsoft. (n.d.). Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for Mac: Building and structuring a presentation [Tutorial].
Skillsoft. (n.d.). Working with graphic, audio, and video content in PowerPoint 2016 [Tutorial].
Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations.
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDE
You need to find other resources to prepare for this assessment, and you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The Introduction to Social Psychology Library Guide can help direct your researchPREPARATIONS
PREPARATION
Access the Good, Bad, and Loving Case Studies multimedia to choose which case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you have identified as being embedded in your case study.
Use the Capella library to find two scholarly journal articles related to the social psychology theory you chose. You may choose to use one of the following articles as one of the two you are required to use:
Reciprocity: Mahmoodi, A., Bahrami, B., & Mehring, C. (2018). Reciprocity of social influence. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1–9.
Unrequited Love: Bamford, R. (2015). Unrequited: Neurochemical enhancement of love. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 24(3), 355–360.
Social Exchange Theory: Fallis, E. E., Rehman, U. S., Woody, E. Z., & Purdon, C. (2016). The longitudinal association of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(7), 822–831.
INSTRUCTIONS
Create a PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to use the Notes area to provide further explanation of each of your slides. In your presentation, include the following:
Summarize the case study (1 slide).
Describe credible and scholarly sources, relevant to a particular theory (1–2 slides).
Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study (2–3 slides).
Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory (2–3 slides).
Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study (2–3 slides).
Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study (2–3 slides).
Conclusion (1 slide).
Demonstrate an academic writing style through well-organized prose that follows assessment guidelines.
Demonstrate compliance with APA style, citation, and referencing guidelines.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style guidelines.
Resources: Minimum of 2 scholarly or professional resources.
Length: Minimum of 11 slides plus a title slide and a reference slide.
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