Social Psychology Concept Matrix Assignment 4

Imagine that you are a manager of a social services department that works with a law enforcement task force that interacts with families. You have been asked to explain basic social psychology concepts to new personnel assigned to the department and the law enforcement task force. To communicate the concepts clearly and provide real-world examples, you have decided to use the Social Psychology Concept Matrix (click the link to download the matrix).
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> Complete the Social Psychology Concept Matrix (template provided), a paper in which you:
> Address survey research in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address self-esteem in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address self-handicapping in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address hindsight bias in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address external attribution in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address cognitive dissonance in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Address media persuasion in the required areas on the matrix: (a) definition, (b) application to society, (c) application to criminal justice, and (d) application to the individual.
> Provide a separate reference page with at least three (3) peer-reviewed references, including your textbook, used for this assignment.
> Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
> Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with margins as set on the template provided for the assignment; citations and references must follow APA. Use complete sentences and limit each cell to a maximum of 200 words. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
> Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length or word count.
> The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
> Describe research methods that are used for studying social psychology.
> Apply concepts of social psychology to personal and professional situations.
> Use technology and information resources to research issues in social psychology.
> Write clearly and concisely about social psychology using proper grammar and mechanics.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.