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ASHFORD PSY 301 Entire Course
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 1 DQ 2 The Acting Self
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 1 DQ 1 Social
Psychology ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 1 DQ 2 The Acting
Self ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 2 Assignment Prejudice,
Stereotypes, and Discrimination ASHFORD PSY 301
Week 2 DQ 1 Attitude and Behavior ASHFORD PSY 301
Week 2 DQ 2 Attributions ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 3
Assignment Persuasion Who, What, To Whom
As Feenstra (2011) states in your
textbookSocial psychologists are interested in
who we are. Our sense of self is affected by what
we know about the self and by the people around
us. The self is a powerful force. The self
affects how we feel, what we think we can do, and
what we in fact do. (pg. 32).
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 2 DQ 1 Attitude and Behavior
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 2 Assignment Prejudice
Reflect on the relationship between personal
attitudes and resulting behaviors, using the
Theory of Planned Behavior, Cognitive Dissonance
Theory, and Self-Perception Theory as your
references.  If someone has a negative attitude
toward a particular individual or group, for
example, what are the potential implications of
their behavior toward that individual or group?
How do implicit and explicit attitudes differ?
PSY 301 Week 2 Assignment Prejudice, Stereotypes,
and Discrimination
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 3 Assignment Persuasion Who
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 2 DQ 2 Attributions
AssignmentTo complete the following assignment,
go to this week's Assignment link in the left
navigation. Persuasion Who, What, To WhomAs
we explore persuasion, we can divide the
persuasive communication into three parts the
communicator, the message, and the audience.
First, we will deal with what characteristics of
persuaders
Examine the role of attributions in our social
world. What are attributions, and how do we use
them in our daily lives? Discuss the differences
between internal and external attributions and
describe the fundamental attribution error.  For
example, what would be the explanatory style of a
person who makes
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 3 DQ 2 Obedience and
Conformity
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 3 DQ 1 Persuasion Techniques
Table 8.1 in your textbook highlights various
techniques used in persuasive messaging,
including foot-in-the door, low-ball, door-in-the
face, reciprocity, etc.  After examining all the
techniques, choose three to address in your
discussion. For each of the three, describe the
processes involved, and explain why such
techniques are successful in persuading certain
By most definitions, if we are persuaded by an
individual, we are said to be obedient to that
individual. If we are persuaded by a group, we
are said to have conformed to that groups
objectives. Compare and contrast the core
differences between these two concepts. In what
ways do group and individual persuasion
techniques differ? As social beings, why are we
naturally prone to conformity and obedience?
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 4 Asssignment Power of Love
and Relationships
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 4 DQ 1 Altruism and
Prosocial Behavior
AssignmentTo complete the following assignment,
go to this week's Assignment link in the left
navigation. Power of Love and RelationshipFor
this assignment, please address each of the items
below
Examine the concept of altruism and altruistic
behavior. What does it mean for someone to behave
altruistically? What is gained from this action,
and how does it differ from egoistic behavior?
What are some reasons why people would want to
help one another, without regard for personal
gain or benefit?
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 5 DQ 1 Groupthink
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 4 DQ 2 Aggression
Although we label some behaviors as aggressive,
we also neglect a multitude of other actions that
qualify as aggressive behaviors. As mentioned in
your textbook, what matters is the intent of the
action, not necessarily the action
itself.Describe the various origins of
aggressive behavior, and discuss the gender
differences in how aggression is developed and
presented. Additionally, describe the aggression
Watch the Groupthink video, and explain why the
concept of groupthink doesnt necessarily have
a positive connotation. Describe what groupthink
refers to, and discuss the conditions that must
be present in order for this process to occur.
What are the characteristics of groupthink, and
what are the potential consequences of the
groups decision making process?
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ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 5 Final Paper Social
Psychology Bringing It All Together
ASHFORD PSY 301 Week 5 DQ 2 Social Dilemmas
There are three social dilemmas presented in
Chapter 15 of your textbook tragedy of the
commons or the commons dilemma, resource dilemma,
and prisoners dilemma. Choose two of these
concepts to discuss, and explain how each is
related to social problems in society. How did
these problems originate, and what can we do to
improve or eliminate
Social psychologists investigate how we view
ourselves and others, how we interact with
others, how we influence others, and how we act
when we are part of a group. Given the amount of
time each of us spend thinking about and
interacting with the people we encounter every
day, much of our lives are spent with the subject
matter of social psychology. (Feenstra, 2011,
p.22).
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