Hate Groups

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CNN did a report on Hate Groups, check out the news article and the video posted below. What is your intake on the hate groups increasing today?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/11/hate.groups/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/11/hate.groups/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Virginity Pledges

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Here is a good example of a media article that cites research findings. A good exercise is to find a media article (such as this), then locate the original research, and see how well (or not) the media article did at explaining the science.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/28/AR2008122801588.html

Ashley Kasten

My expert area is perception, so, when I found this picture online depicting a hole of lava on the sidewalk, I had to analyze it. For background, it seems the three dimensional ground illustration is an advertising campaign in New Zealand trying to prevent pedestrians getting hit by cars on busy main roads. The campaign also features a snake pit and a shark in water. I'll be focusing more on the lava depiction.

Show & Tell Final

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post your final contribution here. thanks for a great semester!

Wild Child

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Respond to the Wild Child documentary we saw in one of the following three ways:

 

Systematically discuss a psychological element of the documentary

Do an indepth analysis of the Wild Child that is not covered in the documentary

Do an indepth analysis of another 'wild child' case

 

 

The Awareness Test

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By Brad Shatek

                Imagine this situation.  You're a new teenage driver, anxious to get behind the wheel.  Overwhelmed with all the rules of the road, you want to do everything perfect.  When the time comes to finally drive, you're a nervous wreck.  While on the road, you constantly check your speedometer, mirrors, and even the gas gauge.  When out driving one day, a pair of cyclists ride on the shoulder a little ways up the road.  However, because you are so focused on other stimuli, you see them at the last second, leaving only enough time to swerve and miss them the instant before a crash. 

 

Crash (film) Analysis

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By Adriann Hovey

Crash (Film): Scenes 6 and 17

 

            Crash has a plethora of psychological principles throughout the entire film, mostly relating to social behavior and stereotypes.  However, I decided to focus on a couple of scenes that in concert always provoke an intense emotional response in me every time I watch the movie.  These two scenes display psychological theories in developmental psychology, conditioning, and persuasion. 

Psychology & Song Lyrics

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By Justin Sprung

One form of psychology in the media that many people may not realize is song lyrics. Though many people may not recognize, or even listen to, the lyrics of the songs they listen to, many songs incorporate various terms and concepts related to psychology.

Susan Boyle

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Domino's Pizza gets taken down by youtube video that got facebooked and twittered.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/business/media/16dominos.html?_r=2&ref=business

 

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