Group influence
Assignment #2: Group Influence
Due: Due Friday of Week 12 by 11:59pm.
Submit to: The Assignment 2 submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by clicking Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.
Grading – 25% of your final grade in the course.
Description
For this assignment, I would like you to think of a time when you were influenced by a group of individuals (this can be friends, family, coworkers, peers etc.). You may have found yourself buying a product that others endorsed or had or did something that you felt compelled to do because other people were doing it too.
I would like you to reflect on this experience and answer the following questions:
- What happened? Describe the situation: the people involved and the setting (1-2 paragraphs).
- What did you end of doing? Describe the outcome in detail (1-2 paragraphs).
- Why were you so persuaded to do this? Please refer to the persuasion techniques mentioned in the course content (e.g., low-ball, foot in the door door in the face). In your response, first define the technique(s) (e.g., low ball technique is when…) and then apply the technique(s) to yoru experience by clearly explaining why you feel this was the case (e.g., low ball technique was used because in my situation this happened… (1-2 paragraphs).
- How might you have acted now if you were in the same situation again? Would you do the same thing or something different? Why? Be sure to explicitly comment on why you feel you would either act the same or differently by using specific examples or statements to support your response (1-2 paragraphs).
- If you had to provide a younger individual advice about a situation like the one you experienced, what advice would you give them? What would you say to them and how would you approach the situation? (1-2 paragraphs)
- Why would you give them this particular advice (from question #4)? E.G., You can think about how your own experience or wisdom might influence the advice provided, you might also reflect on age and developmental stage and how this relates to the advice you might give (1-2 paragraphs).
Rationale
This assignment will evaluate the following course learning outcomes:
- Discuss social psychological phenomena and their implications.
- Demonstrate the ways in which an individual can influence the behaviour of a group.
Directions
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Psychology Today: LIBS1085 – Assignment # 2
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For this assignment, I would like you to think of a time when you were influenced by a group of individuals (this can be friends, family, coworkers, peers etc.). E.g., you may have found yourself buying a product that others endorsed or had or did something that you felt compelled to do because other people were doing it too.
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What happened? Describe in detail the situation, the people involved and the setting. (1 -2 paragraphs). Feel free to write directly in the text box provided. If necessary, you can expand the box by selecting the bottom middle of the box with your cursor and dragging it down.
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What did you end up doing? Describe the outcome in detail. 1-2 paragraphs.
3.
Why were you so persuaded to do this? Please refer to the persuasion techniques mentioned in the course content (e.g., low-ball, foot-in-the door, door-in-the- face). In your response, first define the technique(s) (e.g., low ball technique is when…) and then apply the technique(s) to your experience by clearly explaining why you feel this was the case (e.g., low ball technique was used because in my situation this happened… (1 -2 paragraphs)
2.
4.
How might you have acted now if you were in the same situation again? Would you do the same thing or something different? Why? Be sure to explicitly comment on why you feel you would either act the same or differently by using specific examples or statements to support your response (1-2 paragraphs)
5.
If you had to provide a younger individual advice about a situation like the one you experienced, what advice would you give them? What would you say to them and how would you approach the situation? (1 – 2 paragraphs)
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Why would you give them this particular advice (from question #4)? E.g., You can think about how your own experience or wisdom might influence the advice provided, you might also reflect on age and developmental stage and how this relates to the advice you might give (1-2 paragraphs)
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3/30/23, 10:34 AM Rubric Assessment – LIBS1085-23W-Sec3-Psychology Today: The Human Conn – eConestoga
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Assignment 2 Rubric
Course: LIBS1085-23W-Sec3-Psychology Today: The Human Conn
Grammar and
spelling
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Criterion Score
Clarity of
Writing
/ 44 points
The paper is
very easy to
read with
proper
grammar,
spelling and
sentence
structure.
There are no
writing
errors. Colloqui
al language is
not used.
Thoughts are
expressed in a
coherent and
logical manner.
There are no
spelling,
grammar, or
syntax errors.
3 points
The paper is
mostly easy to
read with
proper
grammar,
spelling and
sentence
structure.
There are no
more than 2
writing errors.
Colloquial
language is not
used. Thoughts
are expressed
in a coherent
and logical
manner. There
are no more
than two
spelling,
grammar, or
syntax errors.
2 points
The paper is
somewhat easy
to read with
proper
grammar,
spelling and
sentence
structure.
There are no
more than 4
writing errors.
Colloquial
language is
used. There are
more than two
spelling,
grammar, or
syntax errors.
0 points
The paper is
difficult to
follow, and
contains
numerous
grammar,
spelling and
sentence
structure
errors.
Colloquial
language is
used. There are
numerous
spelling,
grammar, or
syntax errors
throughout the
response.
Assignment Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Criterion Score
3/30/23, 10:34 AM Rubric Assessment – LIBS1085-23W-Sec3-Psychology Today: The Human Conn – eConestoga
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Assignment Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Criterion Score
What
happened?
What was
the
outcome?
/ 66 points
The situation is
described in
vivid detail.
Both the
people
involved and
the setting are
explained. The
outcome is
described in
vivid detail.
Connection is
mad
