Social Psychology Assignment 2025
Social Psychology Assignment 2025
Social psychology made significant and outstanding scientific contributions to human sciences by
thoroughly providing insights into human social behavior through conducting experiments and analysis.
Through these experiments, principles and theories of human behavior and psychological functioning
have been established. To this day, social psychologists continue to provide insightful interpretation and
analysis of human social behavior thereby promoting policies and services.
1) Select a contemporary incident that captured social interest and curiosity (not older than 3 years – from
2022). This incident may have occurred in the public or private spaces and have raised inquisitiveness and
interests within the society. You may select the incident from a TV documentary, breaking news,
newspaper article or trending on social media relevant to our context. For example.
Jail Break
GBV incident
Xenophobia attacks
Bullying incident leading to the victim committing suicide
Stabbing of teacher
Violence and aggression
Mob justice
Taxi violence
Day light public robbery
Racism/discrimination
etc
2) Briefly provide background information about the case and persons of interest.
3) Provide information about precipitating, predisposing and perpetuating factors.
4) Chose a social/psychological theory to explain the case
5) Highlight established psychological principles about the case and propose solutions.
Guidelines Marks
1) Briefly provide background information about the case and persons of interest. 10%
(comment on the concept of the self)
2) Provide information about the precipitating, predisposing and perpetuating factors. 20%
(what is the cause and why? What maintains the problem)
3) Chose a social/psychological theory to explain the case 40%
(you may reference some of the theories – priming, schema etc)
4) Use literature to support your discussions 10%
(what has been published)
5) Provide (i) conclusion and the (ii) established behavior principle, and the (iii) 20%
implications thereof.
What principles we have learned from such incidents and what can we do to
improve/prevent such situations)
Total 100
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Assignment Marking Rubric Marks
1) Briefly provide background information about the case and persons of interest.
(comment on the concept of the self)
2) Provide information about the precipitating, predisposing and perpetuating factors.
(what is the cause and why? What maintains the problem)
3) Chose a psychological theory to explain the case
(you may reference some of the theories – priming, schema etc)
4) Use literature to support your discussions
(what has been published)
5) Provide (i) conclusion and the (ii) established behavior principle, and the (iii)
implications thereof.
What principles we have learned from such incidents and what can we do to
improve/prevent such situations)
Total /100
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Assignment Marking Rubric Marks
6) Briefly provide background information about the case and persons of interest.
(comment on the concept of the self)
7) Provide information about the precipitating, predisposing and perpetuating factors.
(what is the cause and why? What maintains the problem)
8) Chose a psychological theory to explain the case
(you may reference some of the theories – priming, schema etc)
9) Use literature to support your discussions
(what has been published)
10) Provide (i) conclusion and the (ii) established behavior principle, and the (iii)
implications thereof.
What principles we have learned from such incidents and what can we do to
improve/prevent such situations)
Total /100