Theories and Past Research

Provide clear information on theories and past research that may have influenced both studies.

Changed Over Time

To enhance your work, include a discussion on how the field of social psychology has changed over time and how this may or may not have been demonstrated in the studies.

Different Time Periods

Provide scholarly support for your thoughts.

Research Trends

Assesses how the research trends of the time may have influenced the impact of the chosen studies on society and supports response using appropriate evidence

Provide scholarly support for your thoughts.

Influence on Society: Benefit Society

Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may benefit society and justifies response
Provide greater detail and scholarly support - e.g., how can the results help groups, schools

Influence on Society: Negative Impact

Analyzes the chosen studies for elements in their results or conclusions reached that may have had a negative impact on society, but analysis is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response

Look at the findings - both from a perspective of negative and positive impact on society? Did the findings have a negative impact? How? Why? Or Why not?

Influence on Society: Social Change

Evaluates the chosen studies for how they may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively) and provides examples

Think of how the results of the studies may have influenced events of social change (positively or negatively). Discuss this, provide evidence/support

Influence on Society: Influential

Explains how influential you believe social psychological research has been on changing behavior in society but explanation is cursory or inaccurate

Think of how the results of the studies may have influenced events of social change (positively or Discuss how influential social psychological research has been in changing behavior in society.

Ethical Considerations: Ethical Guidelines

Explains how well the studies follow the ethical guidelines of their respective time period but explanation is cursory or inaccurate or does not justify response

Provide support for your thoughts (scholarly support

Ethical Considerations: Ethically Appropriate Strategies

Recommends ethically appropriate strategies that could be utilized by the studies in order to address identified ethical issues

Use support - e.g., experts who agree with you (e.g., an article that supports your view on how to modify classic study)