S/PS/136. Interpersonal skills – counselling skills (reflective summary)

The paper considers the role of personal experience in professional counselling highlighting the key assumptions about the skills associated with counselling and the theories that developed from these assumptions.

C/S/76. To what extent is sexuality invented rather than discovered?

The paper examines the experience of sexuality using the book "Mass Hysteria: critical psychology and media studies" by Lisa Blackman and Valerie Walkerdine as the main source. The issues of critical psychology are addressed discussing the examples of Princess Diana, the Spice Girls, etc.

C/PS/46. Social Cognition

The paper critically evaluates the role of cognitive skills and situational factors in the development of children's understanding of discrimination explaining how conversations (especially between mother and child) contribute to children's cognitive and/or social development.

C/PS/47. Critically evaluate the role of three different cognitive (e.g., multiple classification skills) or situational (e.g., PGDD) factors in the development of children's understanding of discrimination. Using empirical evidence, explain how conversations contribute to children's cognitive and/or social development.

The paper critically evaluates the role of cognitive skills and situational factors in the development of children's understanding of discrimination explaining how conversations (especially between mother and child) contribute to children's cognitive and/or social development.

S/PS/120. Pioneers of Modern Psychology: are people really all the same?

The paper looks at the correlation between behaviours, personal traits and social influences in individuals reviewing related academic studies and discussing personality types, childhood fixations, psychosocial stages, etc.

S/PS/124. Effect of social identity on empathy and attitudes, and the interaction between empathy and attitudes towards a stigmatised group

The paper examines the effect of social identity on empathy and attitudes, giving definitions of empathy, arguing that socially stigmatised groups are sometimes discriminated against, and reviewing related academic literature. A study is conducted to analyse young people's perceptions of the elderly testing whether the activation of a social identity would affect the levels of empathy towards the elderly.

S/PS/115. Motivational principles of social psychology

The paper addresses the issues of social psychology looking into the basic motivational principles of people's behaviour. Literature is reviewed on the role of social networks and social practices, the possibilities of substituting humans for robots, etc.

S/PS/114. What was distinctive about the 1960s in Europe?

The paper looks at the situation in Europe over the 1960s analysing cultural, social and moral changes characterising the period. The causes of the changes in the lifestyle of the younger generation are examined highlighting the role of music, sexual freedom, feminism, technological advances, etc.

S/PS/106. Define the concept of 'Pluralistic Ignorance'. Does this concept explain why first year in college is an alienating experience for some?

The paper examines the concept of pluralistic ignorance providing its academic definitions and considering it with reference to bystander behaviour, diffusion of responsibility and non-involvement in the emergency situation. An example of the alienating experience of the first year in college is analysed.

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