BPS Core Textbooks Series

Developed in collaboration with the British Psychological Society

Chapter 9 – Essay questions

Categories:
  1. Explain the differences between compliance and conformity. Provide examples from the on-line environment to illustrate your answer.
  2. Captology is a multidisciplinary field with a myriad of possible applications. Discuss the various fields and causes to which persuasive technologies can contribute.
  3. Explain how you persuasive technologies can enhance inclusion.
  4. Discuss the ethical issues that might be faced from using persuasive technologies.
  5. How far would you go when playing a game using avatars in terms of how you would treat the avatars? Would it be ‘easier’ to cause pain rather than kill an avatar ?
  6. Why do you think people go along with cyber – trends like the Ice Bucket challenge?