In what ways can social influence have a positive impact on behavior?

  1. Provide a real-life example of informational social influences impacting a person’s decision or behavior.  Provide a real-life example of normative social influences impacting a person’s decision or behavior.  Can the influence of conformity, compliance, or obedience be decreased?   How would this impact the situations you identified?
  2. In what ways can social influence have a positive impact on behavior? In what ways can social influence have a negative impact on behavior? Provide examples to support your response.

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Refer to “Research Proposals” and follow the instructions for completing this assignment.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

PSY-530 – Social Psychology

Topic 3 – Attitudes and Conformity

Research Proposal Scoring Guide

Grading category Points Comments
Created a research question supported by peer-reviewed, empirical studies from the past 5 to 7 years, including how the research will add to the current research of the chosen field. ___/10
Identified at least five scholarly, peer reviewed, empirical studies, all from the past 5 to 7 years. ___/10

Articles are in proper APA formatted citations for each article, including the permalink. ___/10
Short annotation for each article, stating how the literature supports your need for research. ___/10
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected. ___/10
Total /50

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