psychology
The Movie I would like to analyze is ____________________ .
Your Answer:
The movie I would like to analyze is Big Daddy.
Identify your first concept and BRIEFLY explain how it is relevant to your movie.
Your Answer:
The first concept would be Child-rearing styles. In this movie, Sonny adopted a permissive parenting style where he allowed the child to make his own choices, so much that he even allowed him to choose his own name! Sonny later learns that this style of parenting is causing trouble in the child’s schooling and resorts to being more assertive in the child’s decision making process.
Identify your second concept and BRIEFLY explain how it is relevant to your movie.
Your Answer:
My second concept would be aggression. Sonny displays hostility through both physical and verbal aggression towards others. The child observes this behavior and imitates the same behaviors in situations. The child, Julian, actually feels seeing others get physically hurt is comical. It seems that Sonny’s outrageous and aggressive behavior is a result of his father’s authoritarian child-rearing style.
dentify your third concept and BRIEFLY explain how it is relevant to your movie.
Your Answer:
The third concept I would cover in relation to the movie is resilience. If not for this 5 year-old’s resilience, Sonny probably would have placed the child with social services. Julian was “delivered” to Sonny’s door with no idea as to who Sonny was or why his mother left him there. We later learn that Julian’s mom dies from cancer. While with his mother there probably was a considerable amount of neglect being as though she was probably to weak and sick to tend to her son needs and the next best person to leave him to is a complete stranger. Considering this, Julian was an adaptive and happy young boy. Also, the sunglasses that Sonny gives Julian help Julian adapt to anxious situations and calm his fear.
My professors comment on my answers was:
I approve of these topics, but I think that you should also consider issues related to Sonny’s development and perhaps adoption.
Movie Report
Due7/25by 11:59pm
Points 200
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Movie Analysis Paper (200 points): Select a movie that focuses on a particular stage of development. Your task will be to identify concepts/theories that are discussed in the text and indicate the extent to which the movie has accurately portrayed your developmental stage of interest.
Paper Instructions:
Select a film and get permission to proceed to watch the film. Submit your movie for approval (via Canvas; week 4 module) before 11:59pm on 7/5.
View the Movie
Summarize the storyline and main characters (1 page Max)
Identify three concepts that are covered in the text regarding your selected stage of development (Hint: create a header in your paper for each theme, e.g., Parenting Style, Attachment, Friendship in Adolescence)
For each concept briefly summarize what psychologists empirically know about this concept (cite the text or other sources for the information) and then discuss how each theme was portrayed in the film. Were they accurate depictions of the concept?
View the movie again. Did you miss anything?
Write a conclusion. Include what you would add or change about the film to reflect the empirical understanding of development. Also note whether or not you are left with any questions about the concepts you chose. If not, tell why not and if you are, what questions remain?
Avoid Plagiarism! Create a reference page and make sure that you cite your work throughout the paper, following APA format. (NOTE: You may simply use your textbook and the movie. Using additional sources is not required)
Submit paper by 11:59pm on 7/25
FORMAT
The report should be typed in black, 12-point, Times New Ro
man font
Include an APA-formatted title page.
NO abstract is required.
Reports should include headers for each of the 5 required section
Movie Summary
Concepts/Theories (one for each; there should be 3)
Conclusion (Include proposed changes/Remaining Questions).
Paraphrase! Do not include any direct quotes from your references unless you are defining a term.
APA-style References
At the end there should be a reference page (include at least the movie and your textbook)
For every citation in the text, the source should be on the reference page.
Do not include any sources on the reference page that you did not actually cite in the paper.
The paper should be 5 pages (the title and reference pages do NOT count toward the page requirement). There will be a penalty for papers that are too long (more than 6 pages) or too short (fewer than 5).
Use 1” margins
Double-space the paper
Your writing should be formal and professional. Your work should not read like a casual conversation you would have with a friend.
Avoid using contractions (e.g., write “cannot” instead of “can’t”)
Paper should be in APA format. For more style help, visit this website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Suggested Movie List: Select one of the movies below or propose your own
Tuesdays with Morrie
Parenthood
Look Who’s Talking : One or Two
Nanny McPhee
Matilda
Under the Same Moon
To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Giants
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Big Daddy
The Game Plan
South Central
Three Men & A Baby
Water
High School Musical
Ghost World
The Breakfast Club
Easy A
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Dead Poet’s Society
The Breakfast Club
Juno
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Mean Girls
October Sky
Thirteen Going on Thirty
Remember the Titans.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Bucket List
Rubric
Moview Report Rubric
Moview Report Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
Sources
Information from outside sources is paraphrased and accurately documented in the paper and reference section. Sources are in APA format.
4 pts
Information from outside sources is paraphrased but there are some minor APA formatting errors in the paper or reference section. Sources are in APA format.
3 pts
Information from outside sources is paraphrased and accurately documented in the pape
r and reference section. Sources are in APA format.
2 pts
Information is not accurately documented in APA format. Reference section may be missing.
1 pts
Plagiarism.
0 pts
4pts
Format
Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. All section headers and title page are included. Used proper font and margins.
4 pts
A few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. All section headers and title page are included. Used proper font and margins.
3 pts
Many grammatical spelling or punctuation errors. A section header or, title page, may be missing. May not have used proper font and/or margins.
2 pts
So many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that the paper is difficult to read. Section headers and title page may be missing. May not have used proper font and/or margins.
1 pts
Format grade cannot be given due to plagiarism.
0 pts
4pts
Quality of Information
So many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that the paper is difficult to read. Section headers and title page may be missing. May not have used proper font and/or margins.
4 pts
Concepts/theories are relevant to the movie, but may be lacking some details or contain inaccuracies. OR, how the concepts are displayed in the film lacks some clarity. The conclusion mentions how consistent the film is with our empirical knowledge of human development, but minor errors in logic are present.
3 pts
Not all 3 concepts/theories are relevant to the movie. OR, Concepts/Theories are relevant, but seriously lacking details or contain major inaccuracies. OR, how the concepts/ theories are displayed in the film lacks a great deal of clarity. The conclusion is shallow, saying little about how consistent the film is with our empirical knowledge of human development. Errors in logic are present.
2 pts
Concepts/theories are not relevant to the movie or are incomplete, inaccurate or unclear. OR, how the concepts are displayed in the film is missing or inaccurate. The conclusion is missing, unclear, or just a summary of the paper, without discussing how consistent the film is with our empirical knowledge.
1 pts
Paper is not related to Developmental Psychology
0 pts
4pts
Amount of Information
All sections are addressed and all questions are thoroughly and thoughtfully answered. The paper is 5-6 pages in length.
4 pts
All sections are addressed, but some ideas are not well-developed (response is too short) or were not succinct (the paper was slightly too long or too short).
3 pts
One section is missing or all were addressed, but the ideas expressed are not well developed. The paper was 4 pages or less.
2 pts
One or more topics were not addressed and/or the Paper was 3 pages or less.
1 pts
No Marks
0 pts
4pts
Terminology
Accurate and consistent use of psychology- specific terminology from the text and/or article.
4 pts
Paper generally uses terminology from the course, but may not be totally appropriate or is missing in some places.
3 pts
Paper includes very little terminology from the course or overuse of conversational language/superficial terms.
2 pts
Only superficial terms or conversational language is used. Little or no evidence of using terms from the course
1 pts
No Marks
0 pts
4pts
