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For this assignment, you will summarize the sections of one APUS peer-reviewed, evidence-based journal article from the APUS Online Library that is related to group behavior. Peer-reviewed means an article published in a scholarly academic journal. Websites, professional organization trade publications, news articles and popular media cannot be used for this assignment. Evidence-based means the article reports on a single research study conducted by the article authors.  Expert opinion, essay style articles or articles which summarize multiple studies are not permitted. 

This assignment must be at least 3 pages long and APA formatted. A title page and reference page are required but do not count toward the paper length. APA format is required. There is no maximum length  for this assignment because length can vary depending on article length and complexity.  The summary must be focused, well articulated with an easy to follow organizational flow, of adequate detail to clearly demonstrate ability to unpack and summarize the key elements of the article.  Summary submissions that skim article contents will receive a significant point deduction per article element not adequately covered . Examples of inadequate article element coverage would be saying, "The participants in the study covered in this article were of many different ages" when the article reported percentages of specific participant age ranges; saying that results were statistically analyzed rather than naming particular statistical analyses used; or failing to include in your summary conclusions the article authors reached about their study and its findings.


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Running head: THE ROLE OF PEER PRESSURE IN EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT

The Role of Peer Pressure in Educational Investment

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Running head: THE ROLE OF PEER PRESSURE IN EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the latest findings on the effects of peer pressure in
educational investment. A study from the peer-reviewed article titled “How Does Peer Pressure
Affect Educational Investments?”(Bursztyn & Jensen, 2014) will be used for the discussion.
The concept of group behavior encompasses a variety of behavioral patterns that occur in
groups or are linked to groups. Group conformity is one such example, as individuals often
exhibit individual and group behaviors in order to conform to the expectations of a given group
of references. Specific examples of group conformity are the behaviors that results from peer
pressure, and peer pressure can influence decisions in personal, academic, and professional lives.
Bursztyn & Jensen (2014) recently investigated the influence of peer pressure in
academic investment. For the purpose of their research study, they conducted an experiment in
which a sample of 3,000 students from 11th grade received complimentary access to an online
SAT preparatory course. 96% of the participants were Hispanic. Signup sheets given by the
experimenters during class time differed across students in that they either emphasized or not
that the decision to enroll in the program would be kept private from classmates. In addition to
the sign-up sheets, the students also received a form which recollected information about the
importance given to popularity, gender, and ethnicity.
The study followed an experimental design with two experimental conditions, namely
private vs. public enrollment in the pre SAT course. The experiment was conducted in four la...


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