Assignment Number 3 Discussion/Writing Assignment Aronson Chapter 2. (21-44) Aronson Chapter 3. (45-67)	Student Name _____________________ Date due: September 9, 2008 Psychology/Criminal Justice 317 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
If this paper is late and you believe it may qualify as an excused absence please explain. You must also state who you discussed the paper with as well as how they responded to each of the answers to your questions.	__________________________________

The purpose of the written assignments is to prepare students for informed discussion of the key concepts. In order to meet this purpose, written assignments must be prepared before class and brought to class and used in the discussion.

Papers turned in late will result in half credit for the written portion of the assignment. If the absence were excused, the student will get full credit. Papers with not all questions answered will result in fractional credit.

Papers must be typed, double-spaced on 8-1/2 X 11 paper. In order to make handling papers easy and to ensure that none are misplaced, all papers are expected to be 8-1/2 X 11 inches, stapled, and with no torn, spiral notebook edges

Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion.

1.	What is Aronson's First Law? How does it assist us in understanding The Massacre at Jonestown (1978) and The Heaven's Gate Suicides (1997)? How does it help us understand the Milgram (1963) destructive obedience experiments? (28)
2.	Several months after the Columbine massacre, Joanne Jacobs asserted that Harris and Klebold committed those murders not out of rage or revenge, but simply because they were evil. According to Aronson, this kind of analysis is problematic for at least two reasons. What are these reasons? Do you think these reasons and Aronson's analysis applies to Osama bin Laden, too? Please explain. (33-34)
3.	Could anyone have predicted the Columbine massacre? Explain why. (34-44)
4.	What are your reactions to the Aronson chapter on pump handle interventions? What interested you? What surprised you? Do you believe his analysis is accurate? Explain. (45-67)
5.	What was the most surprising thing you learned in the video Origins of Human Aggression? What is your reaction? (video)
To get the most out of small group assignments, students are encouraged to also discuss answers to study questions assigned for today. By helping each other with these answers we all learn more.