Due no later than the day of the final must be typed

EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

20 points

DUE NO LATER THAN THE DAY OF THE FINAL

MUST BE TYPED

Choose a video:

1. What broad areas of study does the video demonstrate (for example, social psychology, personality theory, psychotherapy, abnormal)?
GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM THE MOVIE. FOR EXAMPLE, DESCRIBE THE SCENE, WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERS DOING THAT DEMONSTRATE THE BROAD AREAS, OR WHAT IS THE PLOT LINE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE BROAD AREA OF STUDY?
2. What are the concepts demonstrated by the movie (for example, specific defense mechanisms, specific coping strategies, specific types of conflicts, specific psychological disorders, prejudice, in-group/out-group bias, various therapies)?
GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM THE MOVIE. DESCRIBE THE SCENE, WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERS DOING THAT DEMONSTRATE THE CONCEPTS, OR WHAT IS THE PLOT LINE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE CONCEPT OF STUDY?
BE SURE TO TELL ME THE SPECIFIC CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS THE CHARACTER USING? WHAT ASPECTS OF IN-GROUP/OUT-GROUP BIAS, SUCH AS HOMOGENIETY, COHESIVENESS, ETC.?
3. How do the characters demonstrate the above concepts?
GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM THE MOVIE. THIS CAN BE INCORPORATED IN NUMBERS 1 AND 2 ABOVE.
Five points for proper spelling and grammar;

Five points for the correct recognition of areas of study;

Five points for the correct recognition of concepts; and

Five points for the correct discussion of the application of the areas of study and concepts.

Some Suggested Videos:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Rain Man

Girl Interrupted Awakenings

Enemy Mine (SciFi) Gattica

West Side Story Incredibles

The Day the Earth Stood Still (SciFi)- the original with Michael Renne and Patricia Neal (not the Keanu Reeves version) 11/19/09