For this assignment, first select one social psychology theory or concept of interest to you from the list below:
• Self-perception theory.
• Agent self.
• Appraisal motive and self-enhancement motive.
• Self-handicapping.
• Self-serving bias.
• Over-justification effect.
• Confirmation bias.
• Actor/observer bias.
• False consensus effect and false uniqueness effect.
• Theory perseverance.
Once you have selected a theory or concept, search in the Capella library to locate two scholarly research articles on the theory or concept.
Use these articles to complete the following:
• Explain the theory or concept you selected.
• Describe the purpose of each study in the articles.
• Describe the research methods used in each of the studies.
• Explain the research findings for each study.
• Present specific examples of the theory or concept in practice.
Assignment requirements:
• Your submitted assignment should be 3-4 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page.
• You are not required to use resources other than the two articles your assignment is based on; however, you may do so if you wish.
• Be sure that you follow APA (6th edition) guidelines for format and style.
• Include a title page and reference page.
• Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.
• Double-space your paper.