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NAME:
SPIRE #:___________________________________________________________
Social Psychology Homework Assignment #6
Due: 12/8 Thurs. in class
Important: Please type your answers or print neatly. (Handwritten responses must be legible to receive
credit.)
Application of Social Psychological Concepts
Choose one of the films listed below. They are available at local video stores, and some of them can be
checked out at the Jones Library (indicated by [JL]). (If you rent one of the movies, please keep it for only a
short time so that enough copies will be available for other students; also, it would be wise to rent and watch the
movie well before the due date.)
**Twelve Angry Men (1957, Dir. Sidney Lumet, 97 min.) [JL]
**Quiz Show (1994; Dir. Robert Redford, 133 min.) [JL]
**The Joy Luck Club (1993, Dir. Wayne Wang, 139 min.) [JL]
**Grand Canyon (1991, Dir. Lawrence Kasdan, 134 min.)
**Cool Hand Luke (1967, Dir. Stuart Rosenberg, 126 min.) [JL]
**Lord of the Flies (1963, Dir. Peter Brook, 90 min.) [the 1990 version, which may not be as good, is available
at JL]
**Apocalypse Now (1979, Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 139 min.) [JL – BUT only DVD]
**Hairspray (1988, Dir. John Waters, 92 min.)
**To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Dir. Robert Mulligan) [JL]
View the film you choose at least once. Then, after reviewing your notes and text, identify 3 socialpsychological concepts that are relevant to the events or individuals depicted in the film (e.g., cognitive
dissonance, schemas, self-fulfilling prophecies, confirmation bias, fundamental attribution error, groupthink,
deindividuation, dehumanization, conformity, realistic conflict theory, blatant racism, modern racism,
expectation-related perceptual and/or memory biases, methods of persuasion/social influence, obedience to
authority, leadership qualities, situational triggers of aggression, etc.). (Hint: You may want to watch the movie
once, if you haven’t seen it before, and then watch it a second time to find specific examples, etc.) Then,
answer the following questions.
1. What movie did you watch? _____________________________________
Social Psychological Concept #1
1. What social psychological concept is relevant in this scene? ________________________________
2. Briefly describe the scene relevant to this concept:__________________________________
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3. Describe in detail why you think the social-psychological concept is relevant, and briefly describe at least
two specific research findings (from the text or lectures) that demonstrate this idea.
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(c) Is the selected scene completely consistent with the findings relevant to the social-psychological concept
you have identified? If yes, explain how it is consistent. If no, explain the inconsistencies.
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Social Psychological Concept #2
1. What social psychological concept is relevant in this scene? ________________________________
2. Briefly describe the scene relevant to this concept:__________________________________
3. Describe in detail why you think the social-psychological concept is relevant, and briefly describe at least
two specific research findings (from the text or lectures) that demonstrate this idea.
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(c) Is the selected scene completely consistent with the findings relevant to the social-psychological concept
you have identified? If yes, explain how it is consistent. If no, explain the inconsistencies.
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Social Psychological Concept #3
1. What social psychological concept is relevant in this scene? ________________________________
2. Briefly describe the scene relevant to this concept:__________________________________
3. Describe in detail why you think the social-psychological concept is relevant, and briefly describe at least
two specific research findings (from the text or lectures) that demonstrate this idea.
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(c) Is the selected scene completely consistent with the findings relevant to the social-psychological concept
you have identified? If yes, explain how it is consistent. If no, explain the inconsistencies.
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