PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL

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PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL INTERPERSONAL
BEHAVIORFEM4103 3 (30)PANDUAN TUGASAN
PROGRAM PJJ

• SEMESTER PERTAMA /2012-2013
• INSTRUCTOR SITI NOR BINTI YAACOB, PhD.
• OFFICE TINGKAT 1 BLOK A, FEM
• CONTACT NO 03-89467088/012-2841844
• E-MAIL sitinor_at_putra.upm.edu.my
• ADDRESS Jab. Pembangunan Manusia Pengajian
  Keluarga, Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, 43400 UPM
  Serdang, Selangor.

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ASSIGNMENT - SHORT FILM/VIDEO/MOVIE
ANALYSIS(30)

• Movies/film/video offer detailed portrayals of
  human social behavior.
• Your task in this assignment is to analyze --
  from a social-psychological perspective -- the
  behaviors and events depicted in one of the
  films/movie/video of your choice.
• You are not being asked to critique the film in
  terms of its value as a work of art or as
  entertainment. Rather, you should think
  carefully about the human actions and events
  portrayed in the film. Then, to make sense of
  this material, apply what you've learned this
  semester regarding the factors that predict and
  explain human social behavior.

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• This assignment is comprehensive I urge you to
  bring any/all concepts encountered in this course
  that relate to the issues, interactions, and
  behaviors portrayed in the films/movie/video of
  your choice.
• Choose and views two(2) movies/ films/videos .
• Then, after reviewing your notes and readings,
  identify social-psychological principles or
  concepts that appear to be operating in the
  events or individuals depicted in the film (e.g.,
  cognitive dissonance, schemas, self-fulfilling
  prophecies, groupthink, deindividuation,
  conformity, realistic conflict theory, modern
  racism, etc.). For each principle that you
  identify
• Describe the relevant scene (you may assume that
  your reader has seen the film)
• describe in detail the social-psychological
  principles/concepts you believe are relevant,
  bringing in research findings as much as possible
  (that is, briefly state the findings of relevant
  experiments/research you've read or heard about)
  and

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• - elaborate on how the selected scene conforms
  and/or fails to conform to the social-psychologica
  l principle/concept you have identified, as well
  as to the research findings that support the
  principle/concept (for example, describe how the
  scene is similar to or different from relevant
  experiments/research you've read or heard about).
• Your written analysis should be succinct and
  well-written (10 pages 5 pages for each
  movie/film/video). Be sure to include an
  introduction to orient the reader, as well as a
  discussion to tie things together. The written
  analysis will be worth 30 of your final paper
  grade.
• Submit your written analysis together with the CD
  of the related movie/film/videos.
• DUE DATE 2 WEEKS BEFORE FINAL EXAM DATE.

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MARKING SCHEME(30)

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• Introduction (5 marks)
• Detailed description of the relevant scene.
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• 2. Content Organization (15 marks)
• Decription of the relevant sosial-psychological
  principle
• Elaboration on how the selected scene conform to
  the social-psychological principle that hve
  identified.
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• Conclusion (5 marks)
• 4. References (5 marks)