Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Assignment
This week, you will complete a media piece in which you apply theories and concepts from social psychology related to biases in our thinking, the development of our beliefs, and social influence. You will also be required to apply behavioral ethics and critical thinking concepts.
Being a successful practitioner requires us to understand the importance of ethical behaviors. The behaviors we demonstrate will directly influence those we interact with on a daily basis. In addition, the behaviors of others will influence us and our professional practices. Therefore we want to ensure that we behave ethically and have a positive influence.
Preparation
Complete the Riverbend City: Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Case Studies media piece if you haven’t already or if you would like to make changes to the choices you made. Review the case study you want to focus on and the social psychology theory, behavioral ethics concept, and critical thinking concept you want to use for the assignment.
If you didn’t finish your research last week, use the Capella library to find a scholarly journal article related to the social psychology theory you chose. You are required to use two articles. The second article should be one of the following:
Confirmation Bias: Rajsic, J., Wilson, D. E., & Pratt, J. (2015). Confirmation bias in visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 41(5), 1353–1364.
Mere Exposure Effect: Montoya, R. M., Horton, R. S., Vevea, J. L., Citkowicz, M., & Lauber, E. A. (2017). A re-examination of the mere exposure effect: The influence of repeated exposure on recognition, familiarity, and liking. Psychological Bulletin, 143(5), 459–498.
Halo Effect: Bradley, S. W., Roberts, J. A., & Bradley, P. W. (2019). Experimental evidence of observed social media status cues on perceived likability. Psychology of Popular Media, 8(1), 41–51.
Review the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Assignment Template [DOCX] you will use to write your paper.
You may use the following resources to supplement the information you find in your textbook and scholarly journal articles:
Confirmation Bias: Cherry, K. (2020). How confirmation bias works. Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024
Halo Effect: Causey, K., & Goetz, A. (2009). The halo effect in overdrive. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/natural-history-the-modern-mind/200907/the-halo-effect-in-overdrive
Mere Exposure Effect: Jansen, G. (2010, October 1). Mere exposure effect. https://www.gui.do/post/mere-exposure-effect
Instructions
Summarize the case study.
Describe credible and scholarly sources relevant to a particular theory.
Apply a social psychological theory to a chosen case study.
Explain how social psychological research studies relate to a particular social psychological theory.
Apply an ethical reasoning concept to a chosen case study.
Apply a critical thinking concept to a chosen case study.
Review the key points.
Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
Uses APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine, and blog posts.
Utilize various resources covered in the previous weeks including journals, books, websites, magazines, or blogs.
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 and Format guidelines.
Resources: Minimum of two scholarly or professional resources.
Template: Use the Thinking, Feeling, and Believing Assignment Template [DOCX] provided to complete the assignment.
SCORING GUIDE:
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide 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.
Create a text in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
Use APA-style citations and book, journal references, website, magazine and blog posts; other references may be missing elements.
This essay must be written from the elements picked for me in the case study. Its okay to change then up a bit if they dont go but i must stick pretty true the case study document.
