Readings About The Social Animal notes

This CART for Chapter 5 of "Readings about The Social Animal" discusses "Resisting Propaganda and Persuasion". In the first section, it goes over Jack Brehm's "Theory of Resistance", then elaborates on "Moral Emotions". This theory can help explain why some people either do or do not get vaccinated. The way things are communicated is very important, and one should avoid "pushing" too forcefully.

This CART for Chapter 7 of "Readings about The Social Animal" talks about prejudice and shows examples of discrimination. This CART dives deeply into the section "Implicit Bias and Behavior", as the author and I talk about mental fatigue and how it relates to prejudices. It then ends with explaining ways to avoid discrimination when possible.

This is the first CART describing Chapter 2 of "Readings about The Social Animal". In this, it discusses the five "Central Social Motives"; Belonging, Trust/Be Trusted, Understanding, Control, and Need to Matter. When one of these categories are lacking, humans may feel unsatisfied and/or stressed. The CART goes into depth and talks about real-world experiences describing these five motives.

This CART discusses Chapter 8 of "Readings about The Social Animal". In chapter 8, the book discusses the psychology of liking and loving, and the "Paradox of Choice". This also discusses the different types of love and how it is experienced. This CART touches on the important information while adding a personal touch as well.

This CART goes over Chapter 4 of "Readings about The Social Animal". In this, it discusses conformity and groupthink. It also gives a TedTalk example of "My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement and how I got out". Then, it relates all of these topics to Social Psychology while adding personal touches.

This CART discusses Chapter 6 of "Readings about The Social Animal". The main focus of this chapter is on "Aggression". Aggression is usually viewed as "violence", but can come in many forms besides just physical. This also touches on "Relative Deprivation", and how consuming violent media can hurt one's mental health.

These KSGs go over Chapters 1-9 of "Readings about The Social Animal". In each chapter section, it was asked; One new piece of learning (Know), One part that was fuzzy (Slow), Something you would like to know more about (Grow), and Create a question for class discussion. This contains the responses to all of these questions per chapter.

These 20 pages of Social Psychology class notes give an overview of the class. Each chapter and its discussions are in sections. These notes go over a wide range of topics all relating to Social Psychology, such as "Dunbar's Number", and "Schemas".

This Final Research Paper (APA) discusses animals and their possible benefits and importance towards humanity. Sections; Introduction, College Students and The Attachment Theory, Emotional Support Animals and College Students, Animal Assisted Activities (AAA), Animal Assisted Therapy, Children and Animals, Conclusion, and References. Overall, this research paper takes an overall look at how animals can affect us uniquely.