Essays and Research Papers on Social Psychology

This 8 page paper responds to four specific questions that ask for the writer's opinions. These are provided along with citations for some. The questions address: how early childhood experiences affect adult development; intelligence testing; are stage theories universal; and who has the most influence over children and adolescents, parents or peers? The theorists ...

A 3 page paper that responds to three specific questions: how the industrial psychologist can instill motivation; how multi-tasking helps today's employee; and what kinds of organizational support structures enhance a flexible organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the benefits of positive relationships and the ramifications of negative ones. It also discusses the win-win approach and how it is applied. There are 6 sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses Rogerian argument—what it is, and how it can be used to help people find common ground, even when their views are diametrically opposed, or even hostile. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper details a personal experience involving a physical injury. The steps the individual took to defuse the psychological stress associated with the injury are discussed. No sources are listed.

Using the groundbreaking work of Kubler-Ross from 1969 this 5 page paper analyzes Job’s suffering and the steps through which it progressed. A table is included to delineate these steps. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Happiness is as fickle as the breeze and as fragile as a snowflake, bringing to bear an ever-changing sense of wellbeing to those who seek its elusive nature. Happiness is neither tangible nor finite which makes it as ethereal a commodity as any gaseous substance, yet it holds an ...

9 pages in length. The entirely human concept of good and evil - bound by the tenets of yin/yang whereby to everything positive there is a negative, to every dark there is a light – is the barometer of social order in a civilized society; often associated with the struggle between virtue and immorality, ...

A 10 page paper which examines bullying in school by boys. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses how the unquestioned, unchallenged and blindly accepted aspects of basic assumptions of organization and leadership have created an uncomfortable comfort zone in which people can refrain from taking any responsibility for unfavorable outcome. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. Furthering one's education by returning to school is not a decision made in haste; rather, it requires considerable forethought when assessing the impact of such issues as familial, economic, employment and time frame as they relate to effectively incorporating academic responsibility of obtaining a graduate degree into an already busy ...

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the Washoe project and argues it demonstrates cognitive abilities on the part of the chimpanzee. The second part defines hard science and argues Skinners operant conditioning experiments may be classified as hard science. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. This essay discusses what is known about the mind of a killer. There are a few patterns with serial killers and mass murderers but not so much with individual murderers. The myths surrounding murderers are reported and discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper. This paper explains each of the five stages of group development identified by Tuckman. Bibliography lists 2 sources. There are two sources listed in the bibliography of this three page paper.

This 8-page paper uses the elaboration likelihood model of consumer behavior for suggestions on how to encourage teens not to drink. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper explains and discusses correlation research and reports a case that used this approach. The writer discusses why the researchers used this message; the types of correlations and r scores, nonlinear relationships, and ceiling and floor effects. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which provides an overview of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper that explains the ontological, axiological, epistemological and methodological assumptions of post-positivist and postmodern research. Strengths and weaknesses are also identified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the findings of the infamous Standford Prison Experiment and Milgram’s Shock Experiment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper with three sections. The first discusses poverty and makes one recommendation. The second is about ethnic inequality. The third is about creating a sustainable future. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page paper that is an outline for a future research paper. The catalyst question is how to stop or deter terrorizing protestors are family planning clinics. The outline includes comments with sources. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and adult aggression. A detailed research design is provided. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper that responds to very specific issues. The first section discusses sexism and homophobia. Section two discusses teen pregnancy and prevention programs and section three discusses preventing antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of observations of age-related behaviors. This paper is based on the belief that over the course of the lifespan, humans take on different roles that require adherence to socially normative behaviors, including the expression of personality. This relates a qualitative study.

An 11 page paper that discusses the issue of demonstrators harassing planned parenthood clinic patients. Bibliography lists 19 sources.