Prompt
Research in social psychology has changed a great deal in the past 100 years. An examination of modern research, as opposed to classic research, shows differences with regard to the theoretical orientation (e.g., genetics, sociocultural approach, and social learning theory), ethics, and the basic versus applied nature of the research. There are also differences between the classic and current research with regard to its influence on social behavior.
The task of this assignment is to select one classic research study in social psychology from a provided list. You will then locate a modern (within the last 10 years) peer-reviewed research study in the same subject area. The article you locate will be submitted for instructor approval. You will analyze these studies for their approach to social psychology, the influence of theories, research trends of the different time periods, the influence of the research on society, and how issues of ethics and ethical strategies differ across time.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Introduction: For this part of the assessment, you will:
Briefly summarize the research question, results, and conclusions reached by the authors of each study you have chosen.
Describe the social psychological approaches used in each of the chosen studies and justify why you believe that authors of the studies used these approaches.
Analyze the studies for the theories and past research you believe were used by the authors of the studies that informed their approach.
Analyze the approaches used by the authors in each of the chosen studies for how they do or do not demonstrate how the field of social psychology has changed over time. In other words, how are the approaches used by the authors in each of the chosen studies similar or different? How do they demonstrate how the field has or has not changed over the course of its history?
Human Behavior: For this part of the assessment, you will analyze each of your chosen studies for how they might have influenced the development of human behavior in society.
Explain how the research trends in social psychology in the different time periods of both studies may have informed the direction of the research. In other words, how did the research trends of the time influence the researchers in developing their study? Be sure to support your response with appropriate evidence.
Assess how, once published and conveyed to the public, the results and conclusions reached by the researchers of the chosen studies may have influenced human behaviors.
Assess how the chosen studies were or were not aligned with the established research trends of the time, and how that may have affected how they were received by the public. Be sure to support your response with appropriate evidence.
Influence on Society: For this part of the assessment, you will evaluate the impact of the chosen studies in terms of how they have instigated social change and how they have benefited society. You should consider researching the historical context of the chosen study to support your responses.
Analyze the chosen studies for elements of the research that you believe may have been a benefit to society at any point in time and be sure to justify your response.
Analyze the chosen studies for elements of the research that you believe may have had a negative impact on society at any point in time and be sure to justify your response.
Explain possible ways that the results or conclusions of the studies could be applied to everyday life in modern society.
Evaluate the chosen studies for how they may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively). Be sure to provide examples to support your response.
Describe a personal or professional experience in which elements of social psychological research could be applied to help influence change.
Explain how influential you believe social psychological research has been on changing behavior in society. If you believe it is not influential, explain why.
Ethical Considerations: For this part of the assessment, you will analyze each of the chosen studies for ethical issues that might be present, and examine how the time period may have influenced the ethical strategies of the researchers.
Analyze each of the chosen studies for any potential ethical issues that may be present in their research design. If there are no potential ethical issues, explain why. Be sure to consider issues with research design as well as the impact of the experiment on the participants.
Explain how well each of the studies follow the ethical guidelines of their respective time period and justify your response. In other words, how do the ethical guidelines of the time period of the study change, whether the studies should be considered ethical or unethical?
Recommend ethically appropriate strategies that could be utilized by the studies in order to address identified ethical issues. In other words, what changes could be made to the studies in order to make them align with more modern ethical guidelines?
Milestones
Milestone One: Study Selections and Summaries
In Module Three, you will submit your study selections and summaries, in which you will select a classic and modern research study for your final comparative analysis. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Similarities and Differences
In Module Five, you will submit your similarities and differences paper to help you begin to compare and contrast your selected classic and modern studies. Use the similarities and differences chart in the Milestone Two Learning Aid document to help you develop your paper. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Rough Draft
In Module Seven, you will submit your rough draft of your final paper. This milestone will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
Final Submission: Research Study Comparative Analysis
In Module Nine, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
What to Submit
Your research study comparative analysis should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 8–10 pages in length, with 12- point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, double spacing, and APA formatting and citations.
Final Project Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Summary Meets “Proficient” criteria and summary demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the research question, results, and conclusions reached by the authors of each study chosen Briefly summarizes the research question, results, and conclusions reached by the authors of each study chosen Summarizes the research question, results, and conclusions reached by the authors of each study chosen, but summary is cursory or not brief Does not summarize the research question, results, and conclusions reached by the authors of each study chosen 5
Introduction: Approaches Meets “Proficient” criteria and description demonstrates how the approach used by researchers influences the research process Describes the social psychological approach used in each of the chosen studies and justifies why the authors used these approaches Describes the social psychological approach used in each of the chosen studies but description of the approach is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response Does not describe the social psychological approach used in each of the chosen studies 6
Introduction: Theories and Past Research Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates keen insight into how theories and past research are used in the research process Analyzes the studies for the theories and past research used by the authors of the studies that informed their approach Analyzes the studies for the theories and past research used by the authors of the studies that informed their approach but analysis is cursory or inaccurate Does not analyze the studies for the theories and past research used by the authors of the studies that informed their approach 6
Introduction: Changed Over Time Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the time period in which a study takes place influences the research process Analyzes the approaches used by the authors of the studies for how they do or do not demonstrate how the field of social psychology has changed over time Analyzes the approaches used by the authors of the studies for how they do or do not demonstrate how the field of social psychology has changed over time, but analysis is cursory or inaccurate Does not analyze the approaches used by the authors of the studies for how they do or do not demonstrate how the field of social psychology has changed over time 6
Human Behavior: Different Time Periods Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the time period in which a study takes place influences the research process Explains how the research trends in social psychology in the different time periods of both studies may have informed the direction of the research and supports response using appropriate evidence Explains how the research trends in social psychology in the different time periods of both studies may have informed the direction of the research, but explanation is cursory or does not support response with evidence Does not explain how the research trends in social psychology in the different time periods of both studies may have informed the direction of the research 6
Human Behavior: Results and Conclusions Meets “Proficient” criteria and assessment demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the relationship between social psychological research and its influence on human behavior Assesses how the results and conclusions reached by the researchers of the chosen studies may have influenced human behavior Assesses how the results and conclusions reached by the researchers of the chosen studies may have influenced human behavior, but assessment is cursory or inaccurate Does not assess how the results and conclusions reached by the researchers of the chosen studies may have influenced human behavior 6
Human Behavior: Research Trends Meets “Proficient” criteria and assessment demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the time period in which a study takes place influences how research is perceived Assesses how the research trends of the time may have influenced the impact of the chosen studies on society and supports response using appropriate evidence Assesses how the research trends of the time may have influenced the impact of the chosen studies on society, but assessment is cursory or does not support response with evidence Does not assess how the research trends of the time may have influenced the impact of the chosen studies on society 6
Influence on Society: Benefit Society Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates a keen insight of how social psychological research can influence social change Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may benefit society and justifies response Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may benefit society but analysis is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response Does not analyze the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may benefit society 6
Influence on Society: Negative Impact Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates a keen insight of how social psychological research can influence social change Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may have had a negative impact on society and justifies response Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may have had a negative impact on society, but analysis is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response Does not analyze the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may have had a negative impact on society 6
Influence on Society: Everyday Life Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen insight into how social psychological research can influence everyday life Explains possible ways that the results or conclusions of the studies could be applied to everyday life in society Explains possible ways that the results or conclusions of the studies could be applied to everyday life in society, but explanation is cursory or inaccurate Does not explain possible ways that the results or conclusions of the studies could be applied to everyday life in society 6
Influence on Society: Social Change Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a keen insight of how social psychological research can influence social change Evaluates the chosen studies for how they may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively) and provides examples Evaluates the chosen studies for how they may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively) and provides examples, but evaluation or provided examples are cursory or inaccurate Does not evaluate the chosen studies for how they may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively) 6
Influence on Society: Personal or Professional Experience Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen insight into how social psychological research can influence everyday life Describes a personal or professional experience in which elements of social psychological research could be utilized to influence change Describes a personal or professional experience in which elements of social psychological research could be utilized to influence change, but description is cursory or inaccurate Does not describe a personal or professional experience in which elements of social psychological research could be utilized to influence change 6
Influence on Society: Influential Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the time period in which a study takes place influences the research Explains how influential you believe social psychological research has been on changing behavior in society Explains how influential you believe social psychological research has been on changing behavior in society but explanation is cursory or inaccurate Does not explain how influential you believe social psychological research has been on changing behavior in society 6
Ethical Considerations: Ethical Issues Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the ethical issues common in different time periods in the field of psychology Analyzes each of the chosen studies for any potential ethical issues that may be present in their research design Analyzes each of the chosen studies for any potential ethical issues that may be present in their research design but analysis is cursory or inaccurate Does not analyze each of the chosen studies for any potential ethical issues that may be present in their research design 6
Ethical Considerations: Ethical Guidelines Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates a nuanced understanding of how the ethical guidelines of the time period of a study can inform how ethical a study is perceived Explains how well the studies follow the ethical guidelines of their respective time period and justifies response Explains how well the studies follow the ethical guidelines of their respective time period but explanation is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response Does not explain how well the studies follow the ethical guidelines of their respective time period 6
Ethical Considerations: Ethically Appropriate Strategies Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates keen insight into how to apply modern ethical guidelines to research both past and present Recommends ethically appropriate strategies that could be utilized by the studies in order to address identified ethical issues Recommends ethically appropriate strategies that could be utilized by the studies in order to address identified ethical issues but recommendations are cursory or inappropriate Does not recommend ethically appropriate strategies that could be utilized by the studies in order to address identified ethical issues 6
Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
