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Movie Analysis One of the interesting things about social psychology is that its principles can be seen applied everywhere: daily life, current events, television shows, movies, etc. Your task in the movie analysis is to analyze the application of your target phenomenon in a movie. You should select a movie that you know illustrates your target phenomenon (I will provide a list of movies to help you in this process). View the film you choose at least once (although two viewings offers a distinct advantage), then highlight how your target phenomenon is depicted in the film. In your application analysis, you should: |
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briefly describe the relevant scene ( ½ to 1 page) |
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describe in detail the social psychological principle that you believe is relevant ( ½ to 1 page) |
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elaborate on how the selected scene conforms and/or fails to conform to the social psychological principle you have identified (3 to 4 pages) |
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conclude with a short discussion to tie things together |
Movies Illustrating Social Psychological Phenomenon:
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, helping behavior, empirical methods, parenting styles commentary, competition |
Lord of the Rings
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Issues dealing with attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, obedience, person perception, self, altruism, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Chocolat
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior |
One-hour Photo
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Issues dealing with social construct theory, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, aggression |
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, conformity, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, personal relationships, social facilitation |
Footloose
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships |
The Breakfast Club
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, violence, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, social facilitation |
Titanic
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, competition |
The Cell
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Issues dealing with attitudes, violence, deception, person perception, self, social influence, personal relationships, aggression |
What about Bob
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, personal relationships, helping behavior |
Pulp Fiction
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Issues dealing with attitudes, violence, obedience, person perception, self, aggression |
Braveheart
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Issues dealing with prejudice, discrimination, attitudes, violence, compliance, conformity, obedience, person perception, self, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Forrest Gump
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Issues dealing with optimism, discrimination, attitudes, deception, compliance, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior |
Goodfellas
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Issues dealing with prejudice, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Saving Private Ryan
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Schindler’s List
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Beauty and the Beast
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
The Shawshank Redemption
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Fear
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Clueless
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Dumb and Dumber
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Silence of the Lambs
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
The Fugitive
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Toy Story
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Monsters Inc.
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Single White Female
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
The Temp
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Matrix
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
The Unforgiven
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Chicken Run
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Wallace & Grommit: Close Shave
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Shrek
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, violence, deception, compliance, conformity, obedience, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Being John Malkovich
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Examines person perception, self, attitudes, attitude change, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, gender |
Summer of Sam
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Deals with person perception, prejudice, social influence, aggression |
Boys Don’t Cry
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Issues dealing with prejudice, gender, discrimination, attitudes, attitude change, person perception, self, social influence, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, helping behavior, aggression |
Pretty Woman
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Addresses person perception, attitude change, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, gender, helping behavior, aggression |
American Beauty
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Deals with social cognition, person perception, self, attitude change, interpersonal attraction, personal relationships, aggression |
Philadelphia
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Examines social cognition, person perception, self, attitude change, prejudice, personal relationships, aggression |
The Abyss
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Deals with social cognition, self, attitudes, social influence, personal relationships, group behavior, helping behavior, aggression |
Fight Club
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Addresses person perception, attitudes, social influence, group behavior, aggression |
Shaft (old one)
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Issues with person perception, attitudes, prejudice, aggression, helping behavior |
Eat, Drink, Man, Woman
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Examines social cognition, person perception, self, attitudes, personal relationships |
Cast Away
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Issues dealing with social cognition, self, attitudes and attitude change |
Remember the Titans
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Addresses social cognition, person perception, attitude change, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, group behavior |
Quiz Show
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Examines social cognition, person perception, attitudes and attitude change |
Twelve Angry Men
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Issues with social cognition, person perception, attitudes, prejudice, social influence, group behavior, aggression, helping behavior |
The Joy Luck Club
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Addresses social cognition, person perception, self, attitudes, and personal relationships |
The Boiler Room
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Examines attitudes and attitude change, aggression, social influence, group behavior |
Overboard
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Genderstereotypes |
Other possible movies:
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Sweet Home Alabama |
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Knockaround Guys |
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To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Fried Green Tomatoes |
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Vanilla Sky |
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Training Day |
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Dead Poet’s Society |
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The Wedding Planner |
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