FULLY DESCRIBE EACH OF THE THREE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OR PRINCIPLES YOU ARE APPLYING; AND EXPLAIN HOW EACH CONCEPT RELATES TO THE SCENE(S) YOU IDENTIFIED.

Description
Choosing any film on the list, create an essay explaining explaining 3 different concepts or theories and link to a
scene in that film.
Options include
THE SELF: LOOKING GLASS SELF, THE ME AND THE I, SELF-CONCEPT THEORY (REFLECTED
APPRAISAL, SOCIAL COMPARISON, SELF ATTRIBUTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTRALITY), SELF
PRESENTATION THEORY
•IDENTITY: ROLE-IDENTITY THEORY (INDIVIDUAL – MICRO), IDENTITY THEORY (SOCIAL –
MESO), SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY (SOCIAL CATEGORIES – MACRO), AFFECT CONTROL
THEORY, IDENTITY CONTROL THEORY
SELF & IDENTITY
•HEURISTICS AND BIASES
•ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR
STEREOTYPES, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION
•ALTRUISM
•AGGRESSION
•(1) BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE RELEVANT SCENE(S) FROM THE MOVIE YOU CHOSE (ASSUME
YOUR READER (ME) HAS SEEN THE MOVIE BUT PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION SO THAT THE
READER CAN IDENTIFY THE SCENE – BE CAREFUL NOT TO GO OVERBOARD ON THIS AS YOU
NEED SPACE FOR THE REMAINING ELEMENTS);
•(2) FULLY DESCRIBE EACH OF THE THREE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OR
PRINCIPLES YOU ARE APPLYING; AND
•(3) EXPLAIN HOW EACH CONCEPT RELATES TO THE SCENE(S) YOU IDENTIFIED. **IT IS ALSO
POSSIBLE THAT A SCENE VIOLATES A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; IF YOU CHOOSE,
YOUR PAPER CAN ALSO DESCRIBE HOW A SCENE FAILS TO CONFORM TO PREDICTIONS FROM
CONCEPTS LEARNED IN CLASS.