Document a real-world application of something you have learned about in this class. Discuss the importance of understanding that phenomenon.

APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER KEEPING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REAL. Social psychological research—especially research in social cognition—is often criticized as being far removed from the realities of everyday life. Researchers tend to be ambivalent with respect to this criticism, however. On the one hand, they enjoy the certainty that lab experiments can provide. On the other hand, … Read more