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Unit 14: Social Psychology Movie Poster ProjectFor this project you will create a movie poster and a movie review based on one of the social psychology experiments described in the online articles “Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies” and “Why Smart People Do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 More Brilliant Social Psychology Studies.” The experiments are listed below:Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychology StudiesThe Halo Effect: When Your Own Mind is a MysteryHow and Why We Lie to Ourselves: Cognitive DissonanceWar, Peace and the Role of Power in Sherif's Robbers Cave ExperimentOur Dark Hearts: The Stanford Prison ExperimentJust Following Orders? Stanley Milgram's Obedience ExperimentWhy We All Stink as Intuitive Psychologists: The False Consensus BiasWhy Groups and Prejudices Form So Easily: Social Identity TheoryHow to Avoid a Bad Bargain: Don't ThreatenWhy We Don't Help Others: Bystander ApathyI Can't Believe My Eyes: Conforming to the NormWhy Smart People Do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 More Brilliant Social Psychology StudiesWhy You Can’t Help Believing Everything You ReadThe Truth About Self-DeceptionHow Rewards Can Backfire and Reduce MotivationWhy Groups Fail to Share Information EffectivelyWhy Thought Suppression is Counter-ProductiveThe Chameleon EffectHow Other People’s Unspoken Expectations Control UsWhen Situations Not Personality Dictate Our BehaviorFinding The Surprising Gaps in Your Self-KnowledgeStereotypes: Why We Act Without ThinkingInstructions:Read the information provided (on the web sites) about the social psychology experiments, and choose the experiment you would like to focus on for the project. No more than 2 students can select the same experiment in each class.Brainstorm how the experiment could be transformed into a movie (plot, type of movie, characters, settings…)Create a movie poster which advertises your movie (see below)Write a review of your movie (see below)Movie Poster1-2 page Movie ReviewCreative movie title (large lettering)TaglineCharacters (including any prominent psychologists and participants in the study)Actors/Actress who will play these charactersProduction credits (director, producer, writer, studio, soundtrack/music, website, etc.)Color Illustration/pictureRelease date (or “coming soon”)Rating981075-347980002495550-295910001685925-29845000Neat, colorful, demonstrates your best work See examples on the back Begin with a short statement than answers the question, “what is the movie about?”Describe the major events of the filmDescribe the key characters of the filmInclude a plot summary that describes the main components of the experiment and the outcome. Reference social psych terms, concepts and ideas from Chapter 16. ................
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