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• For this assessment, you will write a 3–5-page response to a series of prompts and questions designed to allow you to consider your understanding of ethics and your own biases in research.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:SHOW LESS
  • Competency 1: Analyze methods and principles of social psychology and their application to important social phenomena in contemporary society.
    • Evaluate ethical principles and standards of psychology in terms of academic and professional activities.
    • Analyze why the naturalistic research methodology is appropriate for a selected study.
  • Competency 2: Evaluate the role of the social context (relationships, groups, and culture) in influencing the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of individuals.
    • Analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of technology in regards to social interaction.
  • Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
    • Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological profession.
• Toggle DrawerContextSocial perception has to do with how we perceive and interpret events, ourselves, and other people. We each construct our own version of social reality that fits with our interpretation of events. In the 1970s and 1980s, a focus on social perception, commonly referred to as social cognition, dominated the field of social psychology.SHOW LESSAttribution theory (Jones & Davis, 1965; Kelley, 1967) explains how we understand our social world. Attributions are the explanations that we come up with to understand our behavior and other people's behavior. We often base our interpretation of reality on limited information about other people and events and do not have the time or the inclination to fully analyze behavior and situations. As a result, we often make a number of attribution biases (Ross, 1977; Jones, 1990). A few examples of these many attribution biases include fundamental attribution error, false consensus effect, and actor-observer effect. More recently, attribution theory has been extended to help understand a wide variety of human behavior, including interpersonal relationships.A fundamental process in social perception is social categorization. We classify people and events based on their similarities to each other. As a result, we develop cognitive schemas that allow us to interpret events and decide how to respond to social situations. An overreliance on categories and schemas can lead to stereotype formation, which is a root of prejudice, discrimination, racism, and sexism. Various factors contribute to stereotype formation, and you can reduce prejudice, sexism, and racism by better understanding stereotype formation.Research ActivityYour personal bias may influence what you see, how you respond, or your interactions during your research. Understanding your bias when conducting research is a critical ethical consideration when designing and implementing research in social psychology. The Capella IRB is a forum for review of research that provides quality expert feedback on the ethics of research proposals at Capella University.Social MediaThere have been many studies on how social media is changing our social interactions. You are developing a study addressing this same issue. One source of general information is the Web site of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) that supports the reduction of drug use. This Web site defines some of the inherent topics related to research on social media and will provide you with ideas about issues related to your study. Do you believe that social media brings people together or separates them? Does communication through virtual forums develop higher levels of awareness of social perceptions or reduce them through the development of virtual communities?ReferencesCommunity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. (2009). Social media as social interaction. Retrieved from http://www.cadca.org/SoMeWiki/some-interactionJones, E. E., & Davis, K. E. (1965). From acts to dispositions: The attribution process in person perception. Advances in Experimental Psychology, 2, 219–266.Jones, E. E. (1990). Interpersonal perception. New York, NY: Freeman.Kelley, H. H. (1967). Attribution in social psychology. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 15, 192–238.Ross, L. (1977). The intuitive psychologist and his shortcomings: Distortions in the attribution process. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 10 (pp. 174–221). New York, NY: Academic Press.
• Toggle DrawerQuestions to ConsiderTo deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.Future of Social PsychologyThe rise of social media has the potential to be a transformative event for the practice of social psychology. Reflect on the following questions:
  • How do you currently interact in your world using technology?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages, as you see it, of these new technologies, specifically social media?
  • How does being connected to a global network influence your perceptions of the world?
• Toggle DrawerResourcesSuggested ResourcesThe following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.Library ResourcesThe following e-books and articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course.
  • Carless, S. A., & De Paola, C. (2000).The measurement of cohesion in work teams.Small Group Research, 31(1), 71–88.
  • Twenge, J. M., & Crocker, J. (2002).Race and self-esteem: Meta-analyses comparing whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and American Indian and comment on Gray-Little and Hafdahl (2000).Psychological Bulletin, 128(3), 371–408.
  SHOW LESSCourse Library GuideA Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the Social Psychology Library Guide to help direct your research.Research JournalsYou may wish to search the following research journals for material relevant to your assessment. Use Journal Locator to see if the library has access to the full text of an article. If the full text is not available, try using Interlibrary Loan to obtain a copy. You will receive interlibrary loan articles in 3–5 business days.
  • American Psychologist.
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
  • Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.
  • Psychological Bulletin.
  • Psychological Review.
  Internet ResourcesAccess the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
  • Dewar, T., & Wittington, D. (2000).Online learners and their learning strategies.Journal of Educational Computing Research, 23(4), 415–433. Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/khk122/woty/LearnerCharacteristics/Dewar%202000.pdf
  • Knight Foundation. (2013).Social impact games: Do they work?Retrieved from http://www.knightfoundation.org/publications/games-and-community-building-final-report
  • Lt. Dan (no last name given). (2012).Top 10 mHealth research papers of 2012. Retrieved from http://histalkmobile.com/top-10-mhealth-research-papers-of-2012/
  • Ugander, J., Backstrom, L., Marlow, C., & Kleinberg, J. (2012).Structural diversity in social contagion.PNAS, 109(16), 5962–5966. Retrieved from http://www.pnas.org/content/109/16/5962.full
  • Wihbey, J. (2012).Questioning the network: The year in social media research. Retrieved from http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/12/questioning-the-network-the-year-in-social-media-research/
  • Games for Change. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.gamesforchange.org/
  • HumanMetrics. (2013).Jung typology test. Retrieved from http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
  • Pew Internet & American Lifestyle Project. (n.d.).Social networking. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Social-Networking.aspx?typeFilter=5
  • United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe. (2012).United Nations games. Retrieved from http://www.unric.org/en/games
  • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. (2009).Social media as social interaction. Retrieved from http://www.cadca.org/SoMeWiki/some-interaction
  Bookstore ResourcesThe resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.
  • Schneider, F. W., Gruman, J. A., & Coutts, L. M. (Eds.). (2012).Applied social psychology: Understanding and addressing social and practical problems(2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Assessment InstructionsDevelop a 3–5-page written response to the following prompts and questions. Contextualize your thinking with supporting references from either the popular or scholarly literature.
  1. Ethics in Social Psychology.
     • Evaluate the importance of ethics in social psychology. Explain why ethics are important in social psychology.
     • Analyze how the IRB at Capella University supports ethical research in social psychology. Explain your findings.
  2. Research Methodology and Bias Awareness.
     • The qualitative study you are doing throughout the course uses naturalistic research methodologies. Respond to the following regarding the study and methodologies:
       • Explain why this is an appropriate methodology for the study, in light of your learnings on ethics in research.
       • State whether this study will provide answers to your research questions. Why or why not?
       • Evaluate the sorts of bias that might creep into your research study. How will you go about preventing bias in your study?
       • Describe some of the research support tools or abilities that you have developed for this research paper.
  Additional Requirements
  • Length: 3–5 typed and double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point content pages (length excludes title page, abstract, table of contents, and reference list).
  • References: Your references may include both scholarly literature and practitioner sources.
  • Written communication: Must be free of errors, scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the profession of psychology.
  • Writing style: APA expectations for scholarly writing include the use of third-person narrative, unless it is awkward to do so.
  • APA formatting: Must be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting and include a title page, abstract, table of contents, and reference list.

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