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York St John University Social Psychology Discussion Questions

 

I’m working on a psychology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

http://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-class-divided/ (Links to an external site.) 

Please watch all parts of the video, and then answer the following questions:

  1. Identify at least 2 theories/ideas from chapters 10 or 11 that you are able to see in the video. Explain why you felt these were displayed in what you saw, and how you feel it was displayed.
  2. Jane uses her methodology in the video on both children and adults. Based on what you saw in the video and the reactions people gave while doing her activity, do you feel children or adults were more impacted in regards to how much their thinking changed when thinking about race? Why?
  3. Describe the basis behind prejudice and discrimination. Explain ways in which these issues can be reduced? Explain how the common reasons for forming relationships can sometimes become negative aspects of prejudice and discrimination.                                      ************** Part2 must be 325words: First, watch this video: Dangerous Conformity (Links to an external site.)
    Minimize VideoThen read this article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2013/sep/19/neuroscience-psychology (Links to an external site.)Lastly, please read the following article “The 1964 Kitty Genovese Tragedy: What Have We Learned?” by Harold Takooshian: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/not-just-bystander/201403/the-1964-kitty-genovese-tragedy-what-have-we-learned (Links to an external site.) Now, please answer the following questions:1) From the first article on video games, given what the article states and what we have previously discussed in the course, do you feel we as a society should be more restrictive of video games and who can access them (and/or at what ages)? Explain why you support, or do not support, restrictions.2) Do you think that since Kitty Genève’s case, and the awareness of the bystander effect in social psychology has made an impact on how people react to situations when someone is in distress but is surrounded by people?Then read this article: http://www.livescience.com/43263-rekindle-passion-double-date.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)and then read this last article: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/health/psychology/watching-new-love-as-it-sears-the-brain.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)3) From the article on double dates, what theories that we have discussed thus far in the course could be applied? Explain how.4) In the last article (featuring brain scan research) it is discussed that an upcoming article they will be publishing will take the same methodologies, but instead be focused on rejection of love. Do you think they will find similar or different findings? Explain why you feel this way based on what you have learned in the course thus far