The KEY takeaway in Social Psychology is the innate need to belong. This desire to be a part of groups has a profound impact on our behaviour in both positive and negative ways. Use the linked investigative learning activity below in order to acquire research based knowledge regarding these effects:
http://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=33586
Task: Your task is to provide a research based psychological legitimization and rationalization for the Link Crew Program at SAS. IN short, WHY DOES IT WORK?
This Research by Professor Walton of Stanford (while he was at YALE) is a great place to start!
http://www-new.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/cgi-bin/drupalm/system/files/QuestionOfBelonging-1.pdf
Download the document below that is your assignment for this project. The end result will be a keynote presentation!
A Psychological Legitimization of Link Crew: A Psychological Legitimization of Link Crew
Our First Step will be to understand what exactly link crew is. Firstly, we’ll consult our resident link crew leaders as they explain to you the following:
Next, use the link to the Boomerang Project above to further your understanding of what link crew is.
Read the following piece from WIRED magazine on why we are more likely to bully, abuse and confront others online. While reading, make sure to reflect on what you know about social psychology:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-05/30/online-aggression
We’ve discussed the role that SITUATIONAL factors play in determining behavior, however we haven’t discussed the role that dispositional factors play. Our disposition, includes traits that are own to us. The investigation of such traits is in itself it’s own sub set of psychological inquiry, personality research.
There are different theories regarding personality formation that I will cover here:
However the most popular measure of Disposition is the Five Factor Model. Also known as the “Big Five” or Trait Theory. Take a Big five Personality test below!
http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/
http://personality-testing.info/tests/BIG5.php
The best way to remember the BIG FIVE traits is via the Acronymn, CANOE
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/
Reflect on some key quotes below:
“We know intuitively that loneliness and being alone are not the same thing. Solitude can be lovely. Crowded parties can be agony.”
“social networking might be spreading the very isolation it seemed designed to conquer.”
“We have all been in that scene: transfixed by the glare of a screen, hungering for response.”
And then highlights some of your own!! **Side note…if you’re not already using Diigo, you need to be….. http://www.diigo.com …***
