PSY/400: Social Psychology

Wk 2 – The Self in the Social World 

Wk 2 – The Self in the Social World 

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   This assignment allows you to explore the effects of social influences on personal development.

   Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine the concept of the self. Address the following:

   • Identify who was in the radius of significant others that shaped your development through your toddler, child, and adolescent years.
   • Identify verbal messages you recall that suggested situational or dispositional attributions about you.
   • Describe how you developed your current attitudes toward authority, competitors, subordinates, the opposite sex, or another generation.
   • Explore the effects your social world has had on your developing professional identity.
   • Cite at least 2 scholarly references.

     Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

     Submit your assignment.

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