This research paper is based on SLO #3: Appraise the social “self” by examining personal attitudes in relation to group processes through a carefully reasoned research paper.
Research papers will be 6 – 8 pages on a chosen topic reflecting your thoughts and perspectives relating to the social “self.” This research paper is based on appraisal of the social “self” by examining personal attitudes in relation to group processes through a carefully reasoned research paper.
Students will select two social psychological concepts from our class textbook. Make sure these concepts are not too broad; they should be single vocabulary items, not entire chapters of the book. Ex: choose “racism” not “The Roots and Reach of Prejudice” as the topic. The module is one of your sources.
Your Research Paper will adhere to this structure:
Your first section, I: Thesis and Literature Review, must contain a well-focused thesis and your two theories/concepts that you are researching. The literature must include material from our class textbook (2 sources) and 3 additional articles that summarize your theories/concepts. All 5 sources must be properly cited both in this section and in your Works Cited section. Part of literature review is active analysis and critique of your sources.
II: Methods section will include a summation of the data from your personality profile; 20 Statements Test (see below); your Myers-Briggs Personality profile and any other method (such as a Big 5 test, enneagram or EQ test) which may include either a qualitative research method (ex: interviews) or a quantitative research method (ex: surveys). Any of these methods are acceptable but it must be based on your “self.”
Your Methods section is an overview and critique of your test results, it is NOT simply the collection of your raw data. Your test data goes in the appendix.
III: Discussion section is a detailed analysis of your findings that you summarized in Methods. This is a very thorough section and includes your personal perspectives, and your reactions to your Methods section. This is where you should relate your two selected class concepts to what you learned about yourself through the 3 personality tests you took. The discussion section is the real meat of your paper and it’s where I should see your thought process and detailed analysis. It will be the biggest portion of your paper.
IV: Conclusion section should contain an impactful summary that relates back to your thesis. It is also suggested that recommendations for future research is also included within your Conclusion. Works Cited includes all properly cited sources used within your paper.
Appendix and Works Cited should be at the end of your paper. A table of contents is not appropriate or required.
So to sum it up, consider the Individual Research paper as three major parts. The 2 Modules you will be analyzing that fit your concept of yourself; your summation of the personality tests and reflections, and your synthesis of what you learned in class (your concepts) with what you learned about yourself (your tests). Your test results should be added at the end of your paper as an appendix.
Personality tests:
20 Statements Test
In your Research Paper write a different answer to the question “Who am I?”
As you write these answers, respond as if you are giving these answers to yourself and not to somebody else. Also, write your responses quickly and in the order they occur to you. When you have completed 20 Answers, you have finished taking the 20 Statements Test. So it should look something like this:
Who Am I?
1____________
2.____________
3._____________
to Question #20
Please take this test yourself AND also give it to 2 OTHER PEOPLE: your friends/ family/ co-workers/ classmates/ significant other to take the 20 Statements Test about YOU. Then COMPARE the similarities and differences to how you view yourself and how others view YOU.
NOTE: ATTACH EACH OF THE SETS OF The 20 RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE 2 PEOPLE YOU GAVE THE 20 STATEMENTS TEST TO, ALONG WITH YOUR OWN RESPONSES, IN THE SECTION THAT YOU TITLE “ 20 STATEMENTS TEST.” YOU CAN SCAN THE ACTUAL TESTS IF YOU WISH OR RE -TYPE THE ANSWERS YOU RECEIVED IN THE 20 STATEMENTS TEST.
Additional 20 Statements Test Info:
The 20 Statements Test is just asking the question, “Who Am I” by giving 20 one or two word answers that describe who you are. You do this, as well as giving it to friends, family, co-workers, classmates, significant other, etc.
So yours would be I am ______ and whomever you give the Test to, it should be You Are____________
So you should have something that looks like this when you take the test:
I am kind,
I am smart
I am creative
I am stubborn
Then 16 more descriptive phrases you have chosen for yourself for a total of 20 Statements
Then whomever you give the test to would look something like this:
You are kind
You are smart
You are funny
You are artistic
Then 16 more descriptive phrases for a total of 20 Statements from others you give the test to.
Give the 20 Statements Test to 2 people AND remember, you are also taking the same test. You then compare YOUR responses to the 2 people you have given the 20 Statements Test to. What responses are you surprised by, do you agrees with how you see yourself, what gives you something to think about in terms of what you would like to work on personally? Conclude with a thorough self-reflection and link back significant social psychological concepts you cited within your paper.
Meyers-Briggs Personality test
Use this link at 16 Personalities https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-testLinks to an external site. and take the test. This is free. DO NOT pay for any upgrades, you do not need them for this assignment.
The third test is YOUR CHOICE, but you must include it!
Keep in mind that tests like these are just tools. They aren’t the sum total of your character or your potential in life. They are a snapshot of the you that you are presenting in the moment you take the test. Tests like these can help you reframe your self-evaluation, and that’s all they do. They aren’t diagnostic, or scientific or predictors of the future.
login access required book for McGraw-Hill site
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Product: Exploring Social Psychology
Edition: 9th
Author:David Myers,Jean Twenge
ISBN10:1264144415
Modules 2-26
I can take the all the test and send the results to make it easier, whatever is preffered.
