MOVIE ASSGINMENT

PSY 101 SPRING 2015 MW

PSYCHOLOGY 101

APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY USING MOVIES

Choose one of the following movies:

Iris Philomena Hugo The Descendants

Up 12 Years a Slave Lincoln The Theory of Everything

Julie and Julia The Help Whale Rider

Most movies are available at public libraries and movie rental establishments/streaming sites. Some are available at Bard Library on the BCCC campus.

1. Watch the movie.

2. Apply 6 concepts (ideas) that we discussed in class or were discussed in the assigned textbook reading to explain specific behaviors in the movie.

3. The concepts must be from at least 4 of the following 6 topics: biological basis of behavior, variations of consciousness, learning, memory, human development and social behavior ( excludes personality, psychological disorders and treatment of psychological disorders and any other chapters/topics not discussed this semester).

Use the following format for your assignment:

1. At the top of the page indicate the movie that you watched.

2. Name the topic; then name the specific concept.

3. In paragraph form:

a. define the concept;

b. describe the scene in the movie (the behavior);

c. explain how the behavior is an example of the concept.

4. See example below:

Curious George

1. Social Psychology: Bystander effect

The bystander effect suggests that as the number of bystanders at an emergency increases, the probability that the victim will receive help decreases. When the news reporters arrived, they start asking questions, which makes Ted nervous. Suddenly, he sees George climbing a dinosaur exhibit, which starts to fall. He races after George as the dinosaur skeleton crumbles. Ironically, no one helped them get up. This is a good example of the concept called bystander effect under the principle of situationism. In the bystander effect the greater number of people the less likely they will help. Many people were around when the exhibit crumbled on George and Ted, but no one helped.

Your grade will be based on following: the required format and directions, how well you define the concept, and how well you explain how the concept was illustrated in the movie.

Procedures for submitting an assignment in Blackboard:

1. Compose your document and save to your computer or disk.  If you are not using Microsoft Word, please save it as a rich text format document or I may not be able to read your document.

2.   Click on the name of the assignment or the words view/complete. 

3.  The description of the assignment will appear again.  Scroll down to where it says Attach file.  Next to the words ‘attach file’ is a blank space and the word browse. 

4. Click on browse which will allow you to find your document on your computer or disk.  Highlight your file and click on open.  Once you have done that, you will see that the location for your file will be in the white space next to attach file. 

5.  Next scroll down and click submit.  That will send your assignment to me.  You can check the grade book.  If there is an exclamation point for that assignment then it means that I received it, but have not graded it yet.  Once I have graded the assignment you will see a grade.

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