Describe current research in social cognition and the priorities for future
research.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/baschap5.cfm
The National Institute of Mental Health describes current research and future
directions for research in social influence and social cognition.
Describe the gender stereotypes you see in the media. How are women and
men typically portrayed in terms of interests and occupations?
http://www.apa.org/releases/cartoon.html
This news release from the American Psychological Association describes research
that examines the gender stereotypes present in Saturday morning cartoons.
What causes the events in your life? See if you have an internal or external
locus of control.
http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch11/survey11.mhtml
This on-line locus of control quiz measures one aspect of your world view,
that is, do you tend to think that the outcome of events in your life are
due primarily to your own actions or abilities, or mainly due to outside forces?
How can mental shortcuts and world beliefs contribute to misperceptions
of our legal justice system?
http://www.uis.edu/~fox/papers/injustice.html
This provocative article argues that psychological research into legal matters
has led to a false consensus concerning the American justice system.
Describe counterfactual thinking. Give examples of times when you have
engaged in counterfactual thinking. How does thinking about what may have
been contribute to our conceptions of self?
http://www.sfu.ca/counterfactual/
The counterfactual research news Web site explains the basics of counterfactual
thinking and provides references to all recent research articles on this topic.
