For this course project, you are tasked with collecting current events articles, magazine articles,
and/or newspaper clippings that illustrate social psychological concepts. Any type of editorials,
advertisements, and cartoons are also acceptable to use! Your final project should explain how the
items you collected illustrate a theory or concept from the course.
Instructions:
• Choose ten (10) of the following social psychological concepts from the course to include in
your project:
o Aggressive Behavior
o Attitudes and Attitude Change
o Attribution Theory
o Bystander Effect
o Cognitive Dissonance
o Conformity
o Group Think
o Impact of Culture
o Obedience
o Persuasion
o Prejudice
o Prosocial Behavior
o Self-Concept
o Social Cognition
o Social Perception
• Then, for each of the ten concepts, find a particular editorial/advertisement/drawing/etc. that
illustrates the main points of the concept. Be sure to include the link/image in your work.
• For each example, explain how the material you chose illustrates the relevant matching
psychological concept. Define the concept and elaborate on the connections to your material
using specific examples.
PSY301 – Social Psychology
Course Project – Social Psychological Concepts
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• To support your ideas, incorporate a minimum of three (3) scholarly sources for the entire
project.
Requirements:
You may put the project together in whatever format you choose (Word document, PowerPoint, etc.);
however, the following requirements must be included:
• Your project must be formatted according to APA guidelines.
• Use at least three (3) scholarly sources for your project and include all reference citations in
correct APA formatting. You may use your textbook as one scholarly reference.
• Use complete sentences and appropriate grammar and spelling. If creating a PowerPoint, the
Presenter Notes section must be utilized to narrate the information presented in each slide.