Applying Psychology Using Movies-Lincoln Movie

Choose one of the following movies:

Iris; Philomena; Hugo; The Descendants; Up; 12 Years a Slave; Lincoln; The Theory of Everything; Julie and Julia; The Help; Whale Rider

Most movies are available at public libraries and movie rental establishments/streaming sites.  Some are available at Bard Library on the BCCC campus.

1. Watch the movie.
2. Apply 6 concepts (ideas) that we discussed in class or were discussed in the assigned textbook reading to explain specific behaviors in the movie.
3. The concepts must be from at least 4 of the following 6 topics: biological basis of behavior, variations of consciousness, learning, memory, human development and social behavior (excludespersonality, psychological disorders and treatment of psychological disorders and any other chapters/topics not discussed this semester).

Use the following format for your assignment:

1. At the top of the page indicate the movie that you watched.
2. Name the topic; then name the specific concept.
3. In paragraph form:

a.   Define the concept;

b.   Describe the scene in the movie (the behavior);

c.   Explain how the behavior is an example of the concept.

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