Describe the pro-social behaviors you observed in the video-Preparation
• Locate research articles on the topics of pro-social and antisocial behavior. Find at least two articles to use in this assessment.
• Watch the Clips for Class videos linked in the Required Resources.
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Prosocial Behavior:http://youtu.be/OSsPfbup0ac
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Attraction, and Exclusion:http://youtu.be/Ma8a5u3pfHQ
Cengage Learning. (2014). Clips for Class: Social: Psychology and the Environment:http://youtu.be/zSiHjMU-MUo
• Select one recent advertisement (from television, billboard, or other advertising media) that depicts pro-social behavior and one that depicts antisocial behavior. These will be used as the foundation for this assessment.
Instructions
After reviewing the video clips and selecting advertisements, complete your assessment. In your introduction, describe or identify the advertisements you selected. Include the following in your assessment:
• Describe the pro-social behaviors you observed in the video clips and the advertisements you selected.
• Describe the antisocial behaviors you observed in the video clips and the advertisements you selected.
• Apply at least one theory or concept from social psychology to explain the factors (individual and social) that influence a person’s decision to behave pro-socially or antisocially.
• Examine how media can play a role in promoting pro-social behavior.
