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Analyze how the group behaviors and communication patterns influence social facilitation

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Group Influence This assignment will give you experience observing and interacting with people outside of the classroom. It has been designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop skills, s

Group Influence This assignment will give you experience observing and interacting with people outside of the classroom. It has been designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop skills, sy

  • Group Influence
    This assignment will give you experience observing and interacting with people outside of the classroom. It has been designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop skills, synthesize knowledge, and integrate learning in a real-world setting. This goal is accomplished by challenging you to physically attend and observe a group.
    Note: Social and family events, religious services, classes, court proceedings, lectures, and sporting events are not acceptableevents for the purpose of this assignment.
    Purpose: To provide you with an opportunity to experience a group setting and analyze how the presence of others substantially influences the behaviors of its members through social facilitation.
    Observe a group discussing a topic of interest, such as a focus group, a community public assembly, a department meeting at your workplace, or local support group.
    Study how the group members interact and influence one another.
    Analyze how the group behaviors and communication patterns influence social facilitation.
    Integrate your findings with evidence-based literature from journal articles, the course text, and additional scholarly sources. The literature should be about group patterns, not about the content of the meeting.
    Process: You will participate as a guest at an interest group meeting in your community to gather data for a qualitative research paper. Once you have located an interest group, contact stakeholders, and explain the purpose of your inquiry. After you receive permission to participate, you will schedule a date to attend the meeting; at which time you will observe the members and document the following for your analysis:
    ·         How were the people arranged in the physical environment (layout of room and seating arrangement)?
    ·         What is the composition of the group, in terms of number of people, age, sex, ethnicity, and so on?
    ·         What are the group’s purpose, mission, and goals?
    ·         What is the duration of the group (short- or long-term)? Explain.
    ·         Did the group structure its discussion around an agenda, program, or rules of order?
    ·         Describe the structure of the group. How is the group organized?
    ·         Who are the primary facilitators of the group?
    ·         What subject or issues did the group members examine during the meeting?
    ·         What types of information did members exchange in their group?
    ·         What were the group’s norms, roles, status hierarchy, or communication patterns?
    ·         What communication patterns illustrated if the group was unified or fragmented? Explain.
    ·         Did the members share a sense of identity with one another (characteristics of the group, similarities, interests, philosophy, and so on)?
    ·         Was there any indication that members might be vulnerable to groupthink? Why or why not?
    ·         In your opinion, how did the collective group behaviors influence individual attitudes and the group’s effectiveness? Provide your overall analysis.
    Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper incorporating your analysis with evidence to substantiate your conclusion.
    Explain how your observations relate to research studies on norm formation, group norms, conformity, and/or social influence.
    Integrate your findings with literature from the text, peer-reviewed journal articles, and other scholarly sources.
    Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
  • Needs to be done on an Al-Anon meeting and not in first person.

Sternberg Theory of Love

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Introduction to Psychology Sternberg Theory of Love WorksheetIdentify which of the different types of love from Sternberg’s theory that each description is an ex

Introduction to Psychology                          Sternberg Theory of Love             Worksheet
Identify which of the different types of love from Sternberg’s theory that each description is an example of.
1.        When Haley and Nathan are together, they can’t keep their hands off of each other.  They have a very active sex life, but that seems to be the only thing they really do when they are together.  They talk to their friends about each other in terms of “having a great body” or “being so hot”, not so much about what they are like as individuals.
2.        Samantha is so excited about her new boyfriend.  They met on a blind date and it was “love at first sight!”  Their relationship quickly became sexual, and even though they have only been dating for about 3 months, they have already started talking about marriage.
3.       Ron and Gwen have been married for over 35 years.  It has been a happy, satisfying marriage but over the past 5 years or so, they have gotten to a point where there is no physical aspect to their relationship.  Yet, they are both OK with this and say they are just as happy as when they were first married.
4.       Nancy and Hank are very close.  They feel extremely comfortable with each other and are not afraid to tell each other EVERYTHING they think and feel.  They have a high level of trust in each other.  They don’t actually “date” each other and in the fall Hank will be moving away to attend a different college.
5.       Mary and Colleen are best friends.  They have been friends for a very long time and know that they will be best friends forever.  They aren’t afraid to open up to each other about their deepest, darkest secrets because they trust that neither one of them will use anything that is revealed in a hurtful way.
6.       Matt told his roommate that he has a new girlfriend that he really likes.  They have been together for about 6 weeks and Matt often spends weekends over at her apartment.  Matt feels a “connection” that he hasn’t felt before.  Both Matt and his girlfriend have said that they are just dating but they want to see where the relationship is going.
7.       Everyone who sees Kendra and Lance together are so touched by how the couple seems to be so happy and in sync with each other.  They have been married for 20 years but still show the enthusiasm, excitement and energy of people just married.
8.       Callie and Jason are great friends.  They are very comfortable talking to each other about almost anything.   In fact, they have a relationship often described as “friends with benefits.”  They go out on dates with each other on occasion and each time they end up spending the night together.   They don’t consider each other “boyfriend” or “girlfriend”, just friend.
9.       Raj and Siri got married as part of an arrangement between their 2 families.  They are not very happy and neither feels that they have much in common.  But they feel pressure to stay in the marriage in order to keep their parents happy.
10.    When Mike went with his army buddy to a strip club, he and one of the dancers “hit it off”.  After 2 days in a hotel room, they eloped to Las Vegas for a “quicky” wedding.

Discuss the individual and social implications of this problem

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Your Final Paper should include a problem statement or description of the social problem you have selected, a discussion of the scope and consequences of the problem, and an assessment of society’s

Your Final Paper should include a problem statement or description of the social problem you have selected, a discussion of the scope and consequences of the problem, and an assessment of society’s responses to the problem (including public policies and other less formal responses). Papers should also present a clearly reasoned alternative that is supported by scholarly research. The social problem I have selected  is homelessnessWhile the following example can be modified to suit your needs, using this outline as a guide will likely result in a high quality final paper:

  1. Title
  2. Describe the social problem.
  3. Explain why this problem qualifies as a social problem.
  4. Indicate the sociological theory or theories that may explain this social problem.
  5. Discuss the individual and social implications of this problem. Your discussion of implications should be supported by accurate research data.
  6. Summarize what social science experts have to say about this social problem. Are their conclusions methodologically sound?
  7. Explain what we, as a society, have done about this problem, considering public policies and other less formal responses.
  8. Explain how well societal efforts to solve the social problem are working.
  9. Describe an alternative.
  10. Discuss why the alternative is, or can be, an effective response to the problem. Remember to consider negative consequences of the alternative response.
  11. Conclude with reflections and thoughts about your chosen social problem.
  12. References

Writing the Final PaperThe Final Paper:

  1. Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must use at least five scholarly resources,
  7. Must document all sources in APA style,
  8. Must include a separate reference page,
  9. this is the book I am reading from  orgen, K. & Furst, G. (2012). Social problems: Causes & responses [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Explain why critical and creative thinking are considered higher levels of thought.

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In this assignment, you must examine the critical- and creating-thinking process, as well as their importance in higher-level thinking.Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation, including detailed speaker

In this assignment, you must examine the critical- and creating-thinking process, as well as their importance in higher-level thinking.
Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation, including detailed speaker notes, explaining critical- and creative-thinking skills. Include the following:

  • Identify an important decision you have made that required critical and creative thinking.
  • Discuss your decision-making process, and explain how critical and creative thinking contributed to the quality of your decision.
  • Identify characteristics of critical and creative thought.
  • Explain why critical and creative thinking are considered higher levels of thought.

Format your presentation according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines:

  • Treat the presentation as if it were an academic paper.
  • Make the first slide the title page slide.
  • Include in-text citations on any body slides that require them, revealing outside source information.
  • Make the last slide the References Page slide.