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Question: Discuss how social psychological knowledge could be misused with negative consequences for people in society.
Answer: This essay recognises that social psychological knowledge can be misused engendering negative consequences for people. However it also argues that decisions on its use and subsequent consequences are dependent on particular viewpoints and agendas. Evidence showing misuse of social psychological knowledge will be presented relevant to three social domains, personal, interpersonal and group/societal. Psychodynamic and humanistic therapies will be used to highlight potential negative consequences in the personal domain. Deliberate misinterpretation of attachment theories by post World War II British governments will be presented in relation to the interpersonal and group/societal domains. Obedience studies, internment studies and thought reform will be examined in relation to personal and group/societal domains. The examples will also demonstrate that effects of using social psychological k...(short extract)
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- Subject: Social Psychology
- Course: D317
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 84%
- Words: 2228
- Date submitted: January 23, 2009
- Date written: July, 2006
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 254
