Application Paper
The goals of this assignment are three-fold:
1.
To expose you to
social psychological research in the way it is usually presented, i.e., an
empirical peer-reviewed journal article.
2.
To help you to
apply social psychological research and theory to a current event, political
issue, or personal experience from your life.
3.
To provide you a
method of evaluation other than exams.
On the following pages, you will find a list of
research articles from the various topics covered in class. You will pick one of these articles to read,
and then think of a current topic (e.g., the Chandra Levy scandal, a public
health issue like binge drinking, political issues like affirmative action) or
life experience (e.g., a situation in which you experienced stereotyping) to
which the theories and research covered in the article are applicable. You will be required to review the research
article, explain the authors’ hypotheses, explain how they tested those
hypotheses and talk about their findings.
You should draw on the textbook, as well, to help you understand the
theories discussed in the article. You
will then apply these findings to the event, issue, or experience you have
chosen to write about. Each of the
articles listed is on file in both Dr. Bryan’s office (Muenzinger D351C) and Laurie’s
office (Muenzinger E314). You may come to either office to BORROW a
copy so that you may Xerox a copy for yourself.
You may also get any of these articles from Norlin
library.
You are encouraged to pick one of the research
articles from this list. If
you want to use a different article, you must bring a copy of that article to
the professor or TA and receive special permission.
Grading and due dates: The application paper is worth a total of 100
points, divided between the one page outline (10%) and the final paper itself
(90%). The grading scale printed on the
syllabus will be used for the application paper as well. Paper grades will not be “curved”, nor will a
reference score be used.
|
Date |
Assignment |
Points |
|
Friday, |
One page outline of paper |
10 points |
|
Friday, |
Final paper due |
90 points |
The one-page outline should describe your topic and
reference your article, and should be turned in to the TA (Laurie) by
Chapter 3: Social Cognition
Cyranowski, J.M. & Anderson, B.L. (1998). Schemas,
sexuality, and romantic attachment. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(5), 1364-1379.
Krull, D.S., Loy, M.H., Lin, J., Wang, C., Chen, S., Zhao, X. (1999). The
fundamental fundamental attribution error:
Correspondence bias in individualist and collectivist cultures. Personality & Social
Psychology Bulletin. 25(10). 1208-1219.
Chapter 4:
Presenting the Self
Zuckerman, M., Kieffer, S.C
& Knee, C.R. (1998). Consequences of self-handicapping: Effects on
coping, academic performance, and adjustment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(6), 1619-1628.
Rowatt, W.C., Cunningham, M.R., Druen, P.B. (1998). Deception to get a
date. Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 24(11), 1228-1242.
Chapter 5:
Persuasion
Zuwerink, J.R. & Devine, P.G. (1996).
Attitude importance and resistance to persuasion: It's not just the thought
that counts. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 70(5), 931-944.
Bator, R.J., & Cialdini,
R.B. (2000). The application of persuasion
theory to the development of effective proenvironmental
public service announcements. Journal
of Social Issues Special Issue: Promoting Environmentalism, Fall,
527-541.
Chapter 6:
Social Influence
Reeves, R.A., Baker, G.A., Boyd, J.G., & Cialdini, R.B.
(1991). The door-in-the-face technique:
Reciprocal concessions vs. self-presentational explanations. Journal of
Social Behavior & Personality, 6(3), 545-558.
Rind, B. & Benjamin, D. (1994). Effects of public image concerns and self-image on compliance. Journal of Social Psychology, 134(1), 19-25.
Chapter 7:
Affiliation and Friendship
DePaulo, B.M. & Kashy, D.A. (1998). Everyday
lies in close and casual relationships. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(1), 63-79.
Chapter 8:
Love and Romantic Relationships
Ben Hamida, S., Mineka, S. &Bailey, J.M. (1998). Sex
differences in perceived controllability of mate value: An evolutionary
perspective. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 75(4), 953-966.
Hahn, J. & Blass, T. (1997). Dating partner preferences: A function of similarity of love
styles. Journal of Social Behavior
& Personality, 12(3), 595-610.
Chapter 9:
Prosocial Behavior
Cialdini, R.B. Brown, S.L., Lewis, B.P., Luce, C., & Neuberg,
S.L. (1997). Reinterpreting the empathy-altruism relationship:
When one into one equals oneness. Journal of Personality & Social
Psychology, 73(3), 481-494.
Rosenkoetter, L.I. (1999). The television situation comedy and children's prosocial behavior.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29(5), 979-993.
Chapter
10: Aggression
McGregor, H.A, Lieberman, J.D., Greenberg, J.,
Solomon,
Lindsay, J.J., &
Chapter
11: Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination
Biernat, M., Crandall, C.S., Young, L.V., Kobrynowicz,
D. & Halpin, S.M. (1998). All that
you can be: Stereotyping of self and others in a military context. Journal
of Personality & Social Psychology, 75(2), 301-317.
von Hippel,
W., Silver,
Chapter
12: Groups
Prislin, R., Limbert, W.M., & Bauer, E. (2000). From
majority to minority and vice versa: The asymmetrical effects of losing and
gaining majority position within a group. Journal of Personality &
Social Psychology, 79(3), 385-397.
Kawakami, C., White, J.B., & Langer, E.J. (2000). Mindful
and masculine: Freeing women leaders from the constraints of gender roles. Journal of Social Issues, 56(1), 49-63.