Description
1.We discussed 5 major perspectives in lecture (and in your textbook), for each of those 5 perspectives give a brief description of them and at least one contribution and one criticism of each.
1. Psychodynamic Perspectives
2. Humanistic Perspectives
3. Trait Perspective
4. Personological and Life-Story Perspectives
5. Social-Cognitive Perspectives
2.We discussed several defense mechanisms in class, and there are more discussed in your textbook. Pick three ego defense mechanisms, describe how they work, and give one example of each
3.Social Psychology Concepts:
Briefly define and give an example for each of the following
Fundamental Attribution Error
Social Loafing
CognitiveDissonance.
4.Stereotyping: We tend to think of stereotypes as always being negative, however they can also be beneficial to us in certain situations. Give one positive aspect of stereotypes and one negative aspect of stereotypes. *NOTE* This does not mean give a positive stereotype and give a negative stereotype it means what is a pro to stereotyped thinking, and what is a con to stereotyped thinking
So… lets try a little social science experiment: You can each earn some extra credit on your exam. You get to choose whether you want 3 points added to your grade, or 8 points. But theres a catch: if more than 10% of the class selects 8 points, then no one gets any points. In other words, if everyone picks 3 points, you all get 3 points. If everyone picks 3 points and you pick 8 points, everyone else gets 3 points and you get 8 points. If 10% (5 or more) people pick 8 points, them NO ONE gets ANY points. All selections are anonymous, so no one else will know what you picked.
So how many points do you choose?
3 points
