Social Psychology of Education

EPSY 502 or PSCH 517

Spring 2012

Wednesdays 5:00-8:00, BSB 381

Instructor: Dr. Theresa A. Thorkildsen
Office: 3549 EPASW
Hours: Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30, but preferably by appointment

Phone: (312) 996-8138, E-mail: thork@uic.edu 
Web: http://www.uic.edu/~thork/fair/
 

Purpose
Students in this course will compare and contrast themes in social, personality, and developmental psychology.  The topics of motivation, identity, and social networks in educational contexts will be used to illustrate breadth of social functioning.  Students will also identify a topic related to their program of study to explore in depth.  Everyone should end the semester with a better understanding of how researchers think about social, personality, and developmental psychology in educational contexts and how to write a literature review.

Required Readings
Assigned readings, selected for the entire class, will meet breadth requirements.  Students will also explore one topic in depth by establishing a personal reading list.  If you have a laptop, you might want to bring it to class so that you can personalize some of the Web-based activities we will be doing.  It will also be beneficial to regularly search the library databases for new articles.

 

Breadth.  As a group, we will read and discuss selected journal articles that highlight different writing styles in psychology.  Most articles are online and students are expected to use the library services to obtain copies.  Readings will be selected each week to guide discussion on the themes of motivation, identity, and social networking and on the different audiences to whom psychologists are likely to direct their work.  The syllabus will be posted on the Web and readings will be added as they are selected.

 

Depth.  Because a central feature of doctoral work is goal-setting, each student will also be asked to establish and complete an individualized reading plan.  The reading plan should include at least 10 articles in well-regarded, peer-refereed journals.  The final project for the course will be a review of research read in this approved reading plan and a presentation of these findings to the class.  Toward this end and to help with thesis writing, the following book is required.

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.

Students who are interested in doing a review of measurement methods in a particular area may also find the following book helpful.

Thorkildsen, T. A. (2005). Fundamentals of measurement in applied research.  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.  (It’ is usually very affordable on Amazon.com.  The publisher is changing agendas but if you would like to donate toward royalties, you could contact their site directly.)

 

Optional Readings
Journal articles can be very challenging to interpret.  Therefore, it is also recommended that students find one or two interesting books related to social functioning.  Below is a sample of books students from previous semesters have found interesting and relevant to social functioning in educational contexts.  These books are easily obtained using web sites such as amazon.com, alibrus.com, or other comprehensive outlets.  References reflect the copies in my library and may have more current publication dates on-line.

 

Abrams, D., Hogg, M. A., & Marques, J. M. (Eds.). (2005). The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion. New York: Psychology Press.

Bandura, A. (1995). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company.

Bornstein, M. H., Davidson, L., Keyes, C. L. M., & Moore, K. (Eds.). (2003). Well-being: Positive development across the life course.  Crosscurrents in contemporary psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Caprara, G. V., & Cervone, D. (2000). Personality: Determinants, dynamics, and potentials. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. (1998). On the self-regulation of behavior. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper & Row.

Deci, E. & Flaste, R. (1995). Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation.  New York: Penguin Books.

Gladwell, M. (2002). The tipping point: How little things can make a big difference.  New York: Little Brown, & Company.

Glick, P., & Rudman, L. A. (Eds.). (2005). On the nature of prejudice: Fifty years after Allport. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Hoffman, M. L. (2000). Empathy and moral development: Implications for caring and justice.  New York: Cambridge University Press.

Juvonen, J. & Graham, S. (2001). Peer harassment in school: The plight of the vulnerable and victimized.  New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Larson, J. R., Jr. (2010). In search of synergy in small group performance. New York, NY: Psychology Press.

Lerner, R. M., & Steinberg, L. (2004). Handbook of adolescent psychology (2nd ed.), New York: Wiley.

Mahalingam, R. (2006). Cultural psychology of immigrants. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Nelson, T. (2002). The psychology of prejudice. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Nicholls, J. G. (1989) The competitive ethos and democratic education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Sansone, C., & Harackiewicz, J. M. (2000). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: The search for optimal motivation and performance. New York: Academic Press.

Schunk, D. H., Pintrich, P. R., & Meece, J. L. (2008). Motivation in education: Theory, research, and applications (3rd ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York, NY: Free Press.

Sherrrod, L. R., Torney-Purta, J., & Flanagan, C. A. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of research on civic engagement in youth. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Thorkildsen, T. A., & Nicholls, J. G. (with Bates, A., Brankus, N., & DeBolt, T.). (2002). Motivation and the struggle to learn: Responding to fractured experience. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Thorkildsen, T. A., & Walberg, H. J. (Eds.). (2004). Nurturing morality. New York: Kluwer Academic.

Weiner, B. (1995). Judgments of responsibility: A foundation for a theory of social conduct. New York: Guilford Press.

Wigfield, A., & Eccles, J. S. (2002). Development of achievement motivation. New York: Academic Press.

Youniss, J., & Levine, P. (Eds.). (2009). Engaging young people in civic life. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.

Zelazo, P. D., Astington, J. W., & Olson, D. R. (Eds). (1999). Developing theories of intention: Social understanding and self-control. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Assignments
Students should organize their time so that they complete assigned readings before coming to class and be prepared to discuss the material in them.  Class time will be spent discussing the application of the readings to particular fields of interest and generating new questions.  Students are expected to attend all sessions and participate in discussions of the readings.  Everyone is also responsible for keeping the class informed about potential absences and obtaining any missed information.

Because students are enrolled in this course for many different reasons, each student will negotiate an evaluation plan with the instructor.  There will be no exams and it is assumed that everyone will participate in class each week.  At the very minimum, to make progress in thesis-writing skills, everyone is expected to write a short review of research and present their findings to the class.  As part of that project, students will be required to find at least 10 articles from different journals and to incorporate a critique of those articles into their work.  The written project can take any of the following formats: (a) summarize the findings of a collection of related studies, (b) study the work of a particular theorist, (c) defend the need for a new study extending an area of investigation, or (d) offer a methodological critique for a specified content area.  Because this core course is intended to help students learn skills for conducting original research, assignments should be completed using all the standards of professional discourse (e.g., APA format, reliance on primary sources). 

Considerations when designing personal goals.  Students who have not read many journal articles have sometimes written short summaries of various articles and turned them in for critique during the semester.  Throughout the course, everyone will be asked to talk about what they are reading and we will compare papers written for these different purposes.  Taking advantage of opportunities to receive feedback, either orally or in writing, can improve comprehension of the technical features of a paper.  Toward the end of the semester, students will be asked to complete a formal presentation of their work and discuss possible new directions for these projects.

Students who wish to work toward an 'A' in the course should integrate the concepts from the assigned and independent readings into their overall program of study.  Their evaluation plan should demonstrate how they intend to do so.  When personal and assigned reading lists do not coincide, students may demonstrate breadth in their understanding by writing short reaction papers to articles intended to reflect breadth of knowledge in the field.  In such essays, authors critique the assigned readings or offer new directions for study.  Outstanding work should enhance students’ curriculum vitae and writing quality should aim to align with the standards found in published journals.

Grades of “B” will include oral participation in class discussions and an independent paper that does not integrate themes related to social functioning.  A passing grade of “C” will be possible if students turn in a final literature review, but are not always ready to participate in class discussions or turn in a literature review that does not meet basic proficiency standards.  (In doctoral programs, core courses where students earn anything less than a “B” are often retaken.)

Enhancing communication.  To enhance communication, everyone will be added to a class listserv that is reserved only for doctoral students interested in social psychology or other students who want to think about doing research.  The syllabus is also posted on the Web and updated as readings are selected each week.  You may want to add the following link to the favorites section of your Web browser: http://tigger.uic.edu/~thork/fair/502sp11.htm

By the end of the semester, each student’s topic of interest should be clear to all the members of our class.  Students typically communicate their interests in several ways; via our class listserv, through contributions to class discussions, or via more private conversations with the instructor.  Students and faculty in the COE have learned over the years that when everyone participates, we can all learn, have fun, and avoid unnecessary resentments.  As is common in academic communities, people who do not join in are typically ignored rather than punished.

Academic honesty

One major issue that seems to be cropping up across classes in the COE is some form of academic dishonesty, intentional or accidental.  Two issues seem especially important to discuss as part of our course activities: plagiarism and the use of assignments for more than one course.  First, your review of research should represent your version of the main information you were able to obtain from the readings.  You should ideally try to avoid quoting information from directly from the articles you are reading, but may want to do so on a rare occasion.  This is an acceptable practice IF you accurately cite the place in the article you are quoting from; including the last name of all the authors, the year of the publication, and the page number where the language appears.  Similarly, you should ideally try to support all your ideas with empirical evidence rather than rely on "appeals to authority" logic.  There is a wide variety of information that would qualify as evidence and a set of formal rules for citing these sources properly.  You can find the rules that we use in the field of Education in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.  Failure to cite your sources for borrowed ideas is an act of plagiarism.

 

Second, in this course, you are encouraged to use information from other courses.  That sort of sharing is very helpful among professionals.  Many students will be using this course as one of several lenses into which they explore their area of research.  Be sure to consider the evaluation rubric that will be used to evaluate your review of research, but it is perfectly acceptable to invite more than one professor to read your literature review.  Grading rubrics offer an outline of how to meet the requirements of the assignments and definitely differ across courses, but adapting material for each course is accepted professional practice as you become less dependent on coursework and establish your own research identity.  We will discuss academic dishonesty further as part of the course.

 

Accessibility
UIC strives to ensure the accessibility of programs, classes, and services to students with disabilities.  Reasonable accommodations can be arranged for students with various types of disabilities, such as documented learning disabilities, vision or hearing impairments, and emotional or physical disabilities.  Students who need accommodations for this class should let the instructor know their needs and she will refer them to the office that can offer assistance.

 


Schedule for Breadth

Tentative Agenda

Topic

Add your own  feedback schedule

Jan. 11th

Research and social activism

The field

 

Jan 18th

Motivation—goal setting and behavior

Defining theory

Draft of goals statement for class

Jan 25th

Motivation—autonomy/power needs

Definitions of autonomy

Goals statement due

 

Historical readings

Feb. 1stA

Motivation—competence/achievement needs

Definitions of achievement motivation

Preparing for a literature review

Feb. 8th

Motivation—relatedness/affiliation needs

Definitions of affiliation

Organizing empirical papers

Feb. 15th

Identity—culture

 

Feb. 22nd

Identity—self system

The intentional stance

Feb. 29th

Identity—possible selves

Steps, tips and rubric

Mar. 7th

No class--Conference

 

Mar. 14th

Identity—social competence

 

Mar. 21st

No class--Spring Break

 

Mar. 28th

Social networks—peer relations

Validating a theory

Apr. 4th

Social networks--friendship

Apr. 11th

Social networks—groups

Polishing your writing

Apr. 18th

Student selected

Student presentations

Apr. 25th

Student selected

Student presentations

May 2nd

  

Final paper due


Assigned Articles

January 18th: Learning from classics

Newman, D. (2004). Can scientific research from the laboratory be of any use to teachers? Theory into Practice, 43, 260-267.

Pick one from below

Austin, J. T., & Vancouver, J. B. (1996). Goal constructs in psychology: Structure, process, and content. Psychological Bulletin, 120, 338-375.

Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84, 191-215.

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1987). The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 1024-1037.

Dweck, C. S., & Elliott, E. L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality. Psychological Review, 95, 256-273.

Elliott, E. L., & Dweck, C. S. (1988). Goals: An approach to motivation and achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 5-12.

Heckhausen, H., & Beckmann, J. (1990). Intentional action and action slips. Psychological Review, 97, 36-48.

Maehr, M.L., & Nicholls, J. G. (1980).  Culture and achievement motivation: A second look.  In N. Warren (Ed.), Studies in cross-cultural psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 221-267). New York: Academic Press.

Nicholls, J. G. (1984). Achievement motivation: Conceptions of ability, subjective experience, task choice, and performance. Psychological Review, 91, 328-346.

Weiner, B. (1979). A theory of motivation for some classroom experiences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, 3-25.

Weiner, B. (1992). Expectancy-value theories: Humans as all-knowing decision makers.  In B. Weiner, Human motivation: Metaphors, theories an research (pp. 159-220). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (Note this is a textbook chapter reviewing several related theories.)

White, R. W. (1959). Motivation reconsidered: The concept of competence. Psychological Review, 66, 297-333.

 

January 25th: Motivation—Studies with quasi-experimental designs

(Pick two studies to compare and contrast)

Butler, R. (1987). Task-involving and ego-involving properties of evaluation: Effects of different feedback conditions on motivational perceptions, interest, and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 79, 474-482.

Butler, R. (1989). On the psychological meaning of information about competence: A reply to Ryan and Deci's comment on Butler (1987). Journal of Educational Psychology, 81, 269-272.

Butler, R. (1990). The effects of mastery and competitive conditions on self-assessment at different ages.  Child Development, 61, 201-210.

Butler, R., & Neuman, O. (1995). Effects of task and ego achievement goals on help-seeking behaviors and attitudes. Journal of Educational Psychology, 87, 261-271.

Butler, R. & Nisan, M. (1986). Effects of no feedback, task-related comments, and grades on intrinsic motivation and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 210-216.

Dweck, C. S. (1975). The role of expectations and attributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 31, 674-685. (Note this is the publication that came from Carol Dweck’s dissertation.)

Kluger, A. N., & DeNisi, A. (1996). The effects of feedback interventions on performance: A historical review, a meta-analysis, and a preliminary feedback intervention theory. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 254-284.

Mikulincer, M. (1988). Reactance and helplessness following exposure to unsolvable problems: The effects of attributional style. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 679-686.

Mikulincer, M. (1989). Cognitive interference and learned helplessness: The effects of off-task cognitions on performance following unsolvable problems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 129-135.

Miller, R. L., Brickman, P., & Bolen, D. (1975). Attribution versus persuasion as a means for modifying behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 31, 430-441.

Mueller, C. M., & Dweck, C. S. (1998). Praise for intelligence can undermine children’s motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 33-52.

Rosenbaum, M., & Ben-Ari, K. (1985). Learned helplessness and learned resourcefulness: Effects of noncontingent success and failure on individuals differing in self-control skills. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 48, 198-215.

Ryan, R. M. (1982). Control and information in the intrapersonal sphere: An extension of cognitive evaluation theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 450-461.

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (1989). Bridging the research traditions of task/ego involvement and intrinsic/extrinsic motivation: Comment on Butler (1987). Journal of Educational Psychology, 81, 265-268.

Ryan, R. M., Mims, V., & Koestner, R. (1983). Relation of reward contingency and interpersonal context to intrinsic motivation: A review and test using cognitive evaluation theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45, 736-750.

Schunk, D. H. (1982). Effects of effort attributional feedback on children’s perceived self-efficacy and achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 74, 548-556.

Schunk, D. H., & Cox, P. D. (1986). Strategy training and attributional feedback with learning disabled students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 201-209.

Yeager, D. S., & Walton, G. M. (2011). Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic. Review of Educational Research, 81, 267-301. doi: 10.3102/0034654311405999

 

February 1st: Motivation—Studies with descriptive designs

(Pick two studies to compare and contrast)

Atkinson, E. S. (2000).  An investigation into the relationship between teacher motivation and pupil motivation. Educational Psychology, 20, 45-57.

Anderman, E. M., Griesinger, T., & Westerfield, G. (1998). Motivation and cheating during early adolescence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 90, 84-93.

Marsh, H. W., Craven, R. G., Hinkley, J. W., & Dubus, R. L. (2003). Evaluation of the big-two-factor theory of academic motivation orientations: An evaluation of jingle-jangle fallacies. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 38, 189-224.

Murdock, T. B., Miller, A., & Kohlhardt, J. (2004). Effects of classroom context variables on high school students’ judgments of the acceptability and likelihood of cheating. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96, 765-777.

Thorkildsen, T. A., & Nicholls, J. G. (1998). Fifth graders’ achievement orientations and beliefs: Individual and classroom differences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 90, 179-201.

Wang, M., Dishion, T., Stormshak, E. A., & Willet, J. B. (2011). Trajectories of family management practices and early adolescent behavioral outcomes. Developmental Psychology, 47, 1324-1341. doi: 10.1037/a0024026

Wentzel, K. R. (1994). Relations of social goal pursuit to social acceptance, classroom behavior, and perceived social support. Journal of Educational Psychology, 86, 173-182.

 

February 8th: Motivation—Needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness

(choose readings of interest)

Needs models and achievement

Faye, C., & Sharpe, D. (2008). Academic motivation in university: The role of basic psychological needs and identity formation. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 40, 189-199. doi: 10.1037/a0012858

Furrer, C. & Skinner, E. (2003). Sense of relatedness as a factor in children’s academic engagement and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 148-162. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.148

Guay, F., Marsh, H. W., Senécal, C., & Dowson, M. (2008). Representations of relatedness with parents and friends and autonomous academic motivation during the late-adolescence-early adulthood period: Reciprocal or unidirectional effects? British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 621-637.  doi:10.1348/000709908X280971

Jang, H., Reeve, J., Ryan, R. M., & Kim, A. (2009). Can self-determination theory explain what underlies the productive, satisfying learning experiences of collectivistically oriented Korean students? Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 644-661.  doi: 10.1037/a0014241

Krapp, A. (2005). Basic needs and the development of interest and intrinsic motivational orientations. Learning and Instruction, 15, 381-395. doi: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.07.007

Luyckx, K., Vansteenkiste, M., Goossens, L., & Duriez, B. (2009). Need satisfaction and identity formation: Self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 276-288. doi: 10.1037/a0015349

Rimm-Kaufman, S. E., & Hamre, B. K. (2010). The role of psychological and developmental science efforts to improve teacher quality. Teachers College Record, 112, 2988-3023

Ryan, R. M., & Connell, J. P. (1989). Perceived locus of causality and internalization: Examining reasons for acting in two domains. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 749-761

Skinner, E., Furrer, C., Marchand, G., & Kindermann, T. (2008). Engagement and disaffection in the classroom: Part of a larger motivation dynamic?  Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 765-781. doi: 10.1037/a0012840

Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., & Deci, E.L. (2006). Intrinsic versus extrinsic goal contents in self-determination theory: Another look at the quality of academic motivation. Educational Psychologist, 41, 19-31.

 

Alternative Arguments

Durik, A., Vida, M., & Eccles, J. S. (2006). Task values and ability beliefs as predictors of high school literacy choices: A developmental analysis.  Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 382-393. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.2.382

Hughes, J., & Kwok, O. (2007). Influence of student-teacher and parent-teacher relationships on lower achieving readers’ engagement and achievement in the primary grades. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 39-51. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.39

Standage, M., Duda, J. L., Ntoumanis, N. (2003). A model of contextual motivation in physical education: Using constructs from self-determination and achievement goal theories to predict physical activity intentions. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 97-110.  doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.97

Suizzo, M., (2007). Parents’ goals and values for children: Dimensions of independence and interdependence across four U. S. ethnic groups. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38, 506-530. doi: 10.1177/0022022107302365

Valentine, J. C., Cooper, H., Bettencourt, B. A., DuBois, D. L. (2002). Out-of-school activities and academic achievement: The mediating role of self-beliefs. Educational Psychologist, 37, 245-256.

Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Chipuer, H. M., Hanisch, M., Creed, P. A., McGregor, L. (2006).  Relationships at school and stage-environment fit as resources for adolescent engagement and achievement. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 911-933.  doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.04.008

 

February 15th  Identity—culture

Adams, G., Markus, H.R. (2001). Culture as patterns: An alternative approach to the problem of reification. Culture and Psychology, 7, 283-296. doi: 10.1177/1354067X0173002

Bhatia, S. (2002). Acculturation, dialogical voices and the construction of the diasporic self. Theory and Psychology, 12, 55-77. doi: 10.1177/0959354302121004

Chua, H.F., Leu, J., Nisbett, R.E.  (2004). Culture and diverging views of social events. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 925-934. doi: 10.1177/0146167204272166

Cunha, C., Goncalves, M.M. (2009). Commentary: Accessing the experience of a dialogical self: Some needs and concerns. Culture and Psychology, 15, 120-133.  doi: 10.1177/1354067X08099618

Gieser, T. (2006). How to transform into goddesses and elephants: Exploring the potentiality of the dialogical self. Culture and Psychology, 12(4), 443-459. doi: 10.1177/1354067X06067147

Hermans, H.J.M. (2001). The dialogical self: toward a theory of personal and cultural positioning. Culture and Psychology, 7, 243-281. doi: 10.1177/1354067X0173001

Ho, D. Y., Chan, S.F., Peng, S., Ng, A.K. (2001). The dialogical self: Converging east-west constructions. Culture and Psychology, 7, 393-408. doi: 10.1177/1354067X0173008

Hong, Y., Morris, M.W., Chiu, C., Benet-Martinez, V. (2000). Multicultural minds: A dynamic constructivist approach to culture and cognition. American Psychologist, 7, 709-720. doi: 10.1037//0003-066X.55.7.709

Kemmelmeier, M., Burnstein, E., Krumov, K., Genkova, P., Kanagawa, C., Hirshberg, M.S., Erb, H., Wieczorkowska, G., Noels, K.A. (2003). Individualism, collectivism, and authoritarianism in seven societies. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34(3), 304-322. doi: 10.1177/0022022103034003005

Markus, H.R., Kitayama, S. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation.  Psychological Review, 98, 224-253.

Nisbett, R.E., Miyamoto, Y. (2005). The influence of culture: Holistic versus analytic perception. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9, 467-473. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2005.08.004

Oyserman, D., Lee, S.W.S. (2008). Does culture influence what and how we think? Effects of priming individualism and collectivism. Psychological Bulletin, 134(2), 311-342. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.134.2.311

Oyserman, D., Coon, H., & Kemmelmeier, M. (2002). Rethinking individualism and collectivism: Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. Psychological Bulletin, 128, 3-72. doi: 10.1037//0033-2909.128.1.3

Schwartz, S.H., Bardi, A. (2001).  Value hierarchies across cultures: Taking a similarities perspective.  Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology, 32, 268-290. doi: 10.1177/0022022101032003002

 

February 22nd  Identity—self system

Karniol, R. (2003a). Egocentrism versus protocentrism: The status of self in social prediction. Psychological Review, 110, 564-580. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.564

Karniol, R. (2003b). Protocentrism will prevail: A reply to Krueger (2003), Mussweiler (2003), and Sedikides (2003). Psychological Review, 110, 595-600. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.595

Krueger, J. I. (2003). Return of the ego—self-referent information as a filter for social prediction: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, 585-590. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.585

Mischel, W. (2004). Toward an integrative science of the person.  Annual Review of Psychology, 55, 1-22.

Mussweiler, T. (2003). When egocentrism breads distinctness—comparison processes in social prediction: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, 581-584. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.581

Sedikides, C. (2003). On the status of self in social prediction: Comment on Karniol (2003). Psychological Review, 110, 591-594. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.110.3.591

 

February 29th  Identity—possible selves

Ackerman, P. L., & Heggestad, E. D. (1997). Intelligence, personality, and interests: Evidence for overlapping traits. Psychological Bulletin, 121, 219-245.

Barresi, J. (2002). From 'the thought is the thinker" to 'the voice is the speaker': William James and the dialogical self. Theory Psychology, 12, 237-250. doi: 10.1177/0959354302012002632

Bauer, J. J., & McAdams, D.P. (2004). Personal growth in adult stories of life transitions. Journal of Personality, 72, 573-602.

Day, S. X., Rounds, J. (1998). Universality of vocational interest structure among racial and ethnic minorities. American Psychologist, 53, 728-736.

Hammack, P. L. (2005).  The life course development of human sexual orientation: An integrative paradigm. Human Development, 48, 267-290. doi: 10.1159/000086872

Harter, S., Waters, P. L., Whitesell, N.R., & Kastelic, D. (1998). Level of voice among female and male high school students: Relational context, support, and gender orientation. Developmental Psychology, 34, 892-901.

Hermans, H. J. M. (2004). Introduction: The dialogical self in a global and digital age. Identity: An international journal of theory and research, 4, 297-320.

Hermans, H. J. M., Kempen, H.J. G., van Loon, R. J. P. (1992). The dialogical self: Beyond individualism and rationalism. American Psychologist, 47, 23-33.

McAdams, D.P., Bauer, J. J., Sakaeda, A. R., Anyidoho, N. A.,  Machado, M. A., Magrino-Failla, K., White, K. W., & Pals, J. L. (2006). Continuity and change in the life story: A longitudinal study of autobiographical memories in emerging adulthood. Journal of Personality, 74, 1371-1400. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00412.x

Oyserman, D., Bybee, D., & Terry, K. (2006). Possible selves and academic outcomes: How and when possible selves impel action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 188-204. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.1.188

 

March 14th  Identity—social competence

Chen, X., Liu, M., Rubin, K. H., Cen, G., Gao, X., & Li, D. (2002). Sociability and prosocial orientation as predictors of youth adjustment: A seven-year longitudinal study in a Chinese sample. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26, 128-136. doi: 10.80/01650250042000690

Denham, S. A., Blair, K. A., DeMulder, E., Levitas, J., Sawyer, K., Auerbach-Major, S., & Queenan, P. (2003). Preschool emotional competence: Pathway to social competence? Child Development, 74, 238-256.

Garner, P. W., Waajid, B. (2008). The associations of emotion knowledge and teacher-child relationships to preschool children's school-related developmental competence. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 89-100. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2007.12.001

Grotevant, H. D., & Cooper, C. R. (1985). Patterns of interaction in family relationships and the development of identity exploration in adolescence. Child Development, 56, 415-428.

Laurin, K., Fitzsimons, G. M., & Kay, A. C. (2011). Social disadvantage and the self-regulatory function of justice beliefs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 149-170. doi: 10.1037/a0021343

Lewis, M. D. (2002). The dialogical brain: Contributions of emotional neurobiology to understanding the dialogical self.  Theory Psychology, 12, 175-190. doi: 10.1177/0959354302012002628

Montgomery, K. J., Seeherman, K.R., & Haxby, J. (2009). The well-tempered social brain Psychological Science, 20, 1211-1213

Murphy, B. C., Shepard, S. A., Eisenberg, N., & Fabes, R. A. (2004). Concurrent and across time prediction of young adolescents' social functioning: The role of emotionality and regulation. Social Development, 13, 57-86.

Obradović, J., van Dulmen, M. H. M., Yates, T.M., Carlson, E. A., Egeland, B. (2006). Developmental assessment of competence from early childhood to middle adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 857-889. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.04.009

Saarni, C. (1999). The inseparability of emotional and social development In. C. Saarni's The development of emotional competence (pp. 3-25). New York: The Guilford Press.

 

Egotism and helplessness

Baumeister, R. F., & Smart, L., & Boden, J. M. (1996). Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: The dark side of high self-esteem. Psychological Review, 103, 5-33.

Baumeister, R. F., & Campbell, W. K. (1999). The intrinsic appeal of evil: Sadism, sensational thrills,a nd threatened egotism. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 210-221.

Hagan, M. L. & Medway, F. J. (1989). Learned helplessness verses egotism in females: A developmental comparison. Journal of Educational Research, 82, 178-186

Hareli, S., Weiner, B., & Yee, J. (2006). Honesty doesn't always pay—the role of honesty of accounts for success made in an educational setting in inferences of modesty and arrogance. Social Psychology of Education, 9, 119-138. doi: 10.1007/s11218-006-0004-6

Hom, H.L. Jr., Berger, M., Duncan, M. K., Miller, A., & Blevin, A. (1994). The effects of cooperative and individualistic reward on intrinsic motivation. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 155, 87-97.

Looft, W. R. (1972). Egocentrism and social interaction across the life span. Psychological Bulletin, 78, 73-92.

Miller, A. (1986). Performance impairment after failure: Mechanism and sex differences. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 486-491.

Miller, A., & Hom, H. L. Jr. (1990). Influence of extrinsic and ego incentive value on persistence after failure and continuing motivation.  Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 539-545.

Salmivalli, C., Kaukiainen, A., Kaistaniemi, L., & Lagerspetz, K. M. J. (1999). Self-evaluated self-esteem, peer-evaluated self-esteem, and defensive egotism as predictors of adolescents' participation in bullying situations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1268-1278. doi: 10.1177/0146167299258008

Sandstrom, M. J., & Herlan, R. D. (2007). Threatened egotism or confirmed inadequacy? How children's perceptions of social status influence aggressive behaviors toward peers. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26, 240-267.

Snyder, M. L., Stephan, W. G., & Rosenfield, D. (1976). Egotism and attribution. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33, 435-441.

 

Procrastination

Cramer, P. (2002). Defense mechanisms, behavior, and affect in young adulthood. Journal of Personality, 70, 103-126

Lamwers, L. L., Jazwinski, C. H. (1989). A comparison of three strategies to reduce student procrastination in PSI, Teaching of Psychology, 16, 8-12.

Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 65-94. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.1.65

 

March 28th: Social networks—peer relations

Allen, J. P., Moore, C., Kuperminc, G., & Bell, K. (1998). Attachment and adolescent psychosocial functioning. Child Development, 69, 1406-1419.

Brown, B. B., Mounts, N., Lamborn, S. D., & Steinberg, L. (1993). Parenting practices and peer group affiliation in adolescence. Child Development, 64, 467-482.

Coie, J. D., Dodge, K. A., & Coppotelli, H. (1982). Dimensions and types of social status: A cross-age perspective. Developmental Psychology, 18, 557-570.

Crick, N. R., & Dodge, K. A. (1996). Social information-processing mechanisms in reactive and proactive aggression. Child Development, 67, 993-1002.

Edwards, C. A. (1994). Leadership in groups of school-age girls. Developmental Psychology, 30, 920-927.

Graham, S., Weiner, B., & Benesh-Weiner, M. (1995). An attributional analysis of the development of excuse giving in aggressive and nonaggressive African American boys. Developmental Psychology, 31, 274-284.

Griffin, D., & Bartholomew, K. (1994). Models of the self and other: Fundamental dimensions underlying measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 430-445.

Horn, S. S. (2003). Adolescents' reasoning about exclusion from social groups. Developmental Psychology, 39, 71-84. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.39.1.71

Horn, S. S. (2006). Group status, group bias, and adolescents' reasoning about the treatment of others in school contexts. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30, 208-218. doi: 10.1177/0165025406066721

Horn, S. S. (2006). Heterosexual adolescents' and young adults' beliefs and attitudes about homosexuality and gay and lesbian peers. Cognitive Development, 21, 420-440. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.06.007

Ladd, G. W., & Mize, J. (1983). A cognitive-social learning model of social-skill training. Psychological Review, 90, 127-157.

Levy, I., Kaplan, A., & Patrick, H. (2004). Early adolescents’ achievement goals, social status, and attitude towards cooperation with peers. Social Psychology of Education, 7, 127-159.

Lieberman, M., Doyle, A-B., Markiewicz, D.  (1999). Developmental patterns in security of attachment to mother and father in late childhood and early adolescence: Associations with peer relations. Child Development, 70, 202-213.

Marryshow, D., Hurley, E. A., Allen, B. A., Tyler, K. M., & Boykin, A. W. (2005). Impact of learning orientation on African American children’s attitudes toward high achieving peers. American Journal of Psychology, 118, 603-618.

Newcomb, A. F., Bukowski, W. M., & Pattee, L. (1993). Children’s peer relations: A meta-analytic review of popular, rejected, neglected, controversial, & average sociometric status. Psychological Bulletin, 113, 99-128.

O’Donnell, A. M., O’Kelly, J. (1994). Learning from peers: Beyond the rhetoric of positive results. Educational Psychology Review, 6, 321-349.

Thorkildsen, T. A., Reese, D., & Corsino, A. (2002). School ecologies and attitudes about exclusionary behavior among adolescents and young adults. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 48, 25-51. doi: 10.1353/mpq.2002.0004

Wentzel, K. R., & Watkins, D. E. (2002). Peer relationships and collaborative learning as contexts for academic enablers. School Psychology Review, 31, 366-377.

 

April 4th: Social networks—friendship

Antonucci, T. C., Akiyama, H., & Takahashi, K. (2004). Attachment and close relationships across the lifespan. Attachment & Human Development, 6, 353-370.  doi: 10.1080/1461673042000303136

Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four category  model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 226-244.

Buhrmester, D., & Furman, W. (1987). The development of companionship and intimacy. Child Development, 58, 1101-1113.

di Gennaro, C., & Dutton, W. (2007). Reconfiguring friendships: Social relationships and the Internet. Information, Communication, & Society, 10, 591-618. doi: 10.1080/13691180701657949

Cicirelli, V. G. (2004). God as the ultimate attachment figure for older adults. Attachment and Human Development, 6, 371-388.

DiTommaso, E., Brannen-McNulty, C., Ross, L., & Burgess, M. (2003). Attachment styles, social skills, and loneliness in young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 303-312.

Furman, W., & Buhrmester, D. (1985). Children's perceptions of the personal relationships in their social networks. Developmental Psychology, 21, 1016-1024.

Green, J. D., & Campbell, W. K. (2000). Attachment and exploration in adults: Chronic and contextual accessibility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 452-461.

Henderson, S., & Gilding, M. (2004). I’ve never clicked this way with anyone in my life: Trust and hyperpersonal communication in online friendships. New Media & Society, 6, 487-506. doi: 10.1177/146144804044331

Hennighausen, K. H., Hauser, S. T., Billings, R. L., Schults, L. H., & Allen, J. P. (2004). Adolescent ego-development trajectories and young adult relationship outcomes.  Journal of Early Adolescents, 24, 29-44.

Kafetsios, K., & Sideridis, G. D. (2006). Attachment, social support, and well-being in young and older adults.  Journal of Health Psychology, 11, 863-876.

Marcoen, A., & Brumagne, M. (1985). Loneliness among children and young adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 21, 1025-1031.

Markiewicz, D., Lawford, H., Doyle, A. B., & Haggart, N. (2006). Developmental differences in adolescents’ and young adults’ use of mothers, fathers, best friends, and romantic partners to fulfill attachment needs. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 127-140.

Mazer, R. E., Murphy, R. E., & Simonds, C. J. (2007). I’ll see you on “Facebook”: The effects of computer-mediated teacher self-disclosure on student motivation, affective learning, and classroom climate. Communication in Education, 56, 1-17.  doi: 10.1080/03634520601009710

Newcomb, A. F., & Bagwell, C. L. (1995). Children’s friendship relations: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 117, 306-347.

Obegi, J. H., Morrison, T. L., & Shaver, P. R. (2004). Exploring intergenerational transmission of attachment style in young female adults and their mothers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 625-638.

 

April 11th: Social networks—groups

Barron, B. (2000). Problem solving in video-based microworlds: Collaborative and individual outcomes of high achieving sixth grade students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 391-398. doi: 10.1037//0022-O663.92.2.391

Blatchford, P., Baines, E., Rubie-Davies, C., Bassett, P., & Chowne, A. (2006). The effect of a new approach to group work on pupil-pupil and teacher-pupil interactions. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 750-765. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.4.750

Burris, E. R., Rodgers, M. S., Mannix, E. A., Hendron, M. G., & Oldroyd, J. B. (2009). Playing favorites: The influence of leaders' inner circle on group processes and performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1244-1257. doi: 10.1177/0146167209338747

Gigone, D., & Hastie, R. (1997). Proper analysis of the accuracy of group judgments. Psychological Bulletin, 121, 149-167.

Gillies, R. M. (2003). The behaviors, interactions, and perceptions of junior high students during small-group learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 137-147. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.137

Ginsburg-Block, M. D., Rohrbeck, C. A., & Fantuzzo, J. W. (2006). A meta-analytic review of social, self-concept, and behavioral outcomes of peer-assisted learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 732-749. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.4.732

Hamm, J. V. (2000). Do birds of a feather flock together? The variable bases for African American, Asian American, and European American adolescents’ selection of similar friends. Developmental Psychology, 36, 209-219.

Hastie, R., & Kameda, T. (2005). The robust beauty of majority rules in group discussions. Psychological Review, 112, 494-508. doi: 10.1037/0033-295X.112.2.494

Heinze, J. E., & Horn, S. S. (2009). Intergroup contact and beliefs about homosexuality in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 937-951. doi: 10.1007/s10964-009-9408-x

Kerr, N. L., MacCoun, R. J., & Kramer, G. P. (1996). Bias in judgment: Comparing individuals and groups. Psychological Review, 103, 687-719.

Moreno, R. (2009). Constructing knowledge with an agent-based instructional program: A comparison of cooperative and individual meaning making. Learning and Instruction, 19, 433-444. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.018

Parayitam, S., & Dooley, R. S. (2009). The interplay between cognitive- and affective conflict and cognition- and affect-based trust in influencing decision outcomes. Journal of Business Research, 62, 789-796. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.02.006

Pempek, T. A., Yermolayeva, Y. A., & Calvert, S. L. (2009). College students’ social networking experiences on Facebook. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 227-238.  doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.010

Phielix, C., Prins, F. J., & Kirschner, P. A. (2010). Awareness of group performance in a CSCL-environment: Effects of peer feedback and reflection. Computers in Human Behavior, 26, 151-161. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2009.10.011

Steinfield, C., Ellison, N. B., & Lampe, C. (2008). Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online network sites: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29. 434-445.  doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.07.002

van Dijke, M., & DeCremer, D. (2010). Procedural fairness and endorsement of prototypical leaders: Leader benevolence or follower control? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 85-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.10.004

Wildschut, T., Pinter, B., Vevea, J. L., Insko, C. A., & Schopler, J. (2003). Beyond the group mind: A quantitative review of the interindividual-intergroup discontinuity effect. Psychological Bulletin, 129, 698-722. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.698