Interactive Assignment The Social World: Presentation

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Week 5 – Interactive Assignment 

The Social World: Presentation

Thus far, we have considered the major themes of social psychology: social thinking, social relations, and social influence.  In this interactive assignment, we will integrate knowledge from all three areas to provide a comprehensive analysis of a social movement, issue, event, or idea.

To inform your thinking on this topic, begin by reading “The Self System in Reciprocal Determinism” (Bandura, 1978) and “Social Action” (Synder & Omoto, 2007), and peruse The Stanford SPARQ Solutions Catalog (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  In addition, review “Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations” (Bourne, 2007) and “Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation” (Erren & Bourne, 2007).

Then, identify a current or historical social movement (e.g., the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, the Reformation, etc.), issue (e.g., gay marriage, school choice, abortion, slavery, etc.), event (e.g., the 2016 Presidential election, the Rwandan genocide, the Bubonic Plague, etc.), or idea (e.g., democracy, the nuclear family, peace, etc.).

Create a multimedia presentation (e.g., a video, poster, etc.) that depicts the selected topic in enough detail that classmates, even with no prior knowledge, will gain a basic understanding.  (For additional guidance, review a guide for creating Presentations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., available through the Ashford Writing Center.).

Your presentation should apply psychological insight from at least two of the three areas covered thus far in the course (social thinking, social relations, and/or social influence) to analyze relevant social factors.

In your presentation, interpret social psychological theory and research, including the concept of reciprocal determinism in relation to this social movement, issue, event, or idea.

Describe research methods used to investigate relevant phenomena and summarize actual or hypothetical applications of social psychological insight.

Employ knowledge from social psychology to identify specific careers or disciplines that might be especially well suited to addressing the underlying issues in your example.

Be sure to maintain an objective stance.  (In other words, if you select a social issue, avoid sharing your opinion regarding the “right” or “wrong” view.

Your classmates should not be able to determine your personal views based on what you post.).

You must include a both a multimedia component (e.g., link to or embedded PowerPoint, screencast                       , video recording     , etc.) and a transcript or other written component that fully explains the audio or visual elements.  Upload the completed assignment (including both the multimedia component and the written component) into Waypoint.  Next week, you will share your presentation with your classmates in a discussion forum.

Utilize a minimum of five credible scholarly sources to inform your thinking on the topic, in addition to required course resources as applicable.  Additional credible references are encouraged.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

The Art and Science of Persuasion

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e Art and Science of Persuasion

Read Harnessing the Science of Persuasion(Cialdini, 2001).  Consider this source as you complete the Assignment.

  1. Part      I:  Examples
    1. Assemble advertisements,       commercials, or personal experiences/observations that illustrate each of       the six fundamental principles identified in Cialdini (2001).  Do not use examples from your textbook.
      • Submit “Part I”, a separate document with the        examples you located.  Preferably, copy and paste print media        examples, along with proper citation information; links are acceptable        for broadcast or electronic media (television, internet, etc.).  If        neither images nor links are available (e.g., in the case of a personal        observation or experience), a brief description will suffice.         Label your examples clearly and provide a one paragraph explanation for        each.
  2. Part      II:  A Social Psychological Analysis of _______
    1. Explain in-depth how       social psychological principles of persuasion are relevant for one of       your selected advertisements, citing relevant research.  Relatecharacteristics of       the communicator, the message, and the target audience.
    2. Formulate a plan to       intentionally enhance persuasiveness.  What are various alternative       techniques one might employ effectively?
      • Submit “Part II”, structured as a paper and written        in APA style.

The Art and Science of Persuasion paper

  • Must      include Parts I and II.
  • Must      be 3 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (including Part I, but not      including title and references pages from Part II) and formatted according      to APA style as

What does the literature in psychology tell us about the role of positive and negative reinforcement in potty-training practices for children with autism ages 5 to 6 who are not yet potty trained?

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Literature Search Question (LSQ) Assignment As we have discussed, a good LSQ is an effective rhetorical tool that scholars can use to identify the scope of an investigation. Remember, when writing an LSQ:

1)Choose an appropriate topic or issue: one that is both interesting and researchable.

2) Compile a list of every question related to the topic that you would like answered.

3)Choose a question that is not too broad, vague, or narrow.

Two examples of good questions are:

1)What does the literature in psychology tell us about the relationship between anticipated stigma and medication adherence for Asian-Americans over 18 who are taking HIV medications?

2)What does the literature in psychology tell us about the role of positive and negative reinforcement in potty-training practices for children with autism ages 5 to 6 who are not yet potty trained?

Instructions: Review the Unit 1 discussion that prepared you for this step.

*Submit a copy of your literature search question.

*Upload an organizing document for the LSQ search, such as the Database *Research Log (linked in Resources).

*Note: As the search continues, the LSQ can change, but here you are writing about your starting point for your search.

*Refer to the assignment scoring guide for detail about how this assignment will be scored.

Database Research Log Instructions: Use this log to record your database searching to help keep track of where you have been and where you need to go. Date

Database name Keywords Results:

August 15 1-3 pm

PsycARTICLES

1. (post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD) and cognitive behavior therapy 2. (post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD) and antidepressants 3. (post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD) and group therapy

-Good results -found 40 articles I want to use. -need to search more on depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Database name Keywords Results:

Supreme Court Decision

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Supreme Court Decision

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the psychological reasoning used by the Supreme Court in a decision relevant to forensic psychology. This assignment will help you to differentiate the mechanics of the legal system and distinguish the relationship between law and psychology, both of which are crucial to a forensic psychologist.

Instructions

In this paper, you are to analyze a Supreme Court decision related to the field of forensic psychology (for instance, competency to stand trial, child custody, or violence risk assessment). Choose from the list of decisions included in Supreme Court Decisions (linked in Resources). –

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/451/454/case.html

Estella Vs. Smith

Being able to make know the difference between right and wrong is some thing that we all grew up learning, For some of us the lesson begins at the tender age of 2, where some believes as a young child we have the capability of understanding. As we grow up the choice becomes ours. Here in the united states at the tender of age of 18 we age considered adult. We are able to choose where we live, go to school, our friends/ the company that we keep. For some; this Is not the case. For some we as the people hold there future/ freedom when they choose to do the wrong thing. For example- “Estelle VS. Smith”. Here the choice of wrong and right plays a huge part as well as one sound state of mind. As we all know Mental Health is a big taboo and not many like to talk about it. Here in this case one’s right of mind comes into play. Now the real question is can forensic Psychology should and can play the part (Robert L. Heilbronner 558).

One is not able to know or judge someone state of mind in 90 minutes. In the world of Metal Health all aspect of one being is take into consideration. Lets put into perspective the day that Mr. Smith went in for evaluation. Mr. Smith himself has also been through a traumatic event, even though he was not the main victim. One may argue however! Mr. Smith can and should be labeled as one due to his state of mind.

With Forensic Psychology being allowed into our court system, there needs to be a better system and understand. A 90 minutes exam is not enough. As a clinician myself as well as first hand experience in the word of Mental Health, I can say it is a longer process than meets the eye.

In the mental health field in order for an individual to receive a full psychological evaluation, there is a process which is much longer than ninety minutes. In my opinion, I do believe that for one to be sentenced to death due to an armed robbery crime that result in the death of another then such a defendant should be given an opportunity to receive full psychiatric evaluation by a competent psychiatrics. During the evaluation the psychiatrics will and should be able to assess the defendant by looking through his background as well as challenges that might have been faced when growing up. Personally, I do think that if the psychiatrics who evaluated Mr. Smith did look into his background if he find some information that might be able to alleviate the death sentence.

According to David Surface in Social Work Today, for a client to be fully competent to stand trial, there are two major processes involved. The first being the ability for the client to know and understand the severity of the charges being held against him. The client should be able to differentiate between pleading guilt or not as well as understand what it means to accept a plea bargain (David Surface. 2007). The client needs to understand right or wrong. Is the client competent enough to understand the charges held against him as well as understand the consequences? I don’t think so.

The second that is involved in understand a client competency to stand trial is the question of whether or not the client is able to work hand in hand with his legal team. If the client is unable to play an active role in his trial then the client competency level to stand trial should be question (David Surface. 2007). And in doing so this process should take some weeks and not ninety minutes.

As for Estella vs. Smith, Mr. Smith was not tried fairly as his fifth amendment right was violated. According to his case file, he was not informed that he had the ability to remain silent and that any statement uttered can be used against during the trial or sentencing if found guilty.

Reference:

Robert L. Heilbronner (558). (1970, January 01). Estelle v. Smith (1981). Retrieved October 29, 2017, from https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-79948-3_974

State of Mind: Evaluating Competency to Stand Trial

By David Surface (2007). Company, I. G. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2017, from http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/julyaug2007p17.shtml

Competency to Stand Trial: What Forensic Psychologists Need to Know. (2015, December 01). Retrieved October 30, 2017, from https://online.csp.edu/blog/forensic-scholars-today/competency-to-stand-trial