Literature Review: You will analyze foundational research for how the field of social psychology has changed over time, how researchers have designed research to study social psychology, and how issues of ethics have been addressed historically in the field.

A. Summarize the claims made by the authors regarding how social context factors influence human behavior. In other words, what claims are made by the research about social context factors and human behavior?

B. Summarize the claims made by the authors of the foundational regarding how social motives influence human behavior. In other words, what claims are made by classic and current research about social motives and human behavior?

C. Explain how the view of social context factors and social motives has evolved over the history of social psychology. Be sure to support your analysis with examples from the research to support your claim.

D. Explain the conclusions you can reach about research in social psychology. In other words, explain what we know about social context factors and social motives, based on your review of the research presented in the articles. Be sure to support your analysis with examples from research to support your claim.

E. Describe the specific research designs used in the foundational research presented in the course used to address research questions. For example, what were the specific methods used to address their research question? What type of research design was used?

F. Explain how research designs were used by authors to conduct research in social psychology. In other words, how did the research designs used by researchers help in conducting research regarding social psychology?

G. Discuss how issues of ethics have been addressed in the foundational research presented in the course. For example, how did the authors inform the participants of what the experiment would entail? How did the authors account for any potential risks to participants associated with the study?

H. Discuss how issues of ethics in social psychology have been viewed historically. In other words, how have issues of ethics in the field been viewed over time? Has this view changed as the field has progressed? Be sure to support your response with examples from research to support your claims.