Class:Research Methods of Psychology

Prompt: (DEFINE the terms. In these definitional questions, MAKE connections to personal experiences, current events, examples of this you note in the real world.APPLY the concept, or critiques the concept in a creative way, or how it might impact some people or groups different.)

1. What is sexual objectification?

2. What is self-objectification?

3. What is body surveillance? (Surveillance is an example where students have added creative hypotheses in the past. For example, one student hypothesized that surveillance would have a more negative impact on ethnic minorities because increased surveillance causes greater social comparison to predominately White ideals featured as prestigious in social media.Another student critiqued the concept of surveillance, arguing that it causes some women to engage in appearance enhancing behaviors, which actually boosts their self-esteem).