Media Review – Apply psychological theory

Media Review – Apply psychological theory

Subject: Psychology / General Psychology
Question

Media Review

Instructions

This assignment provides an opportunity to apply psychological theory in the exploration of a book or film. Students choose a film or book of special

interest. The book or film should have content that can be meaningfully explored through application of psychological theory and research. Students can look at some of the later chapters in the text that deal with emotion, motivation, personality, the development of the individual over the life span, health and stress, and psychological disorders and treatment, so that they have a more complete idea of different concepts that might apply.

Students might pick a movie or book in which the main character suffers from a psychological disorder or is merely trying to cope with the everyday stress of life. Students might discuss defense mechanisms or refer to developmental stages in the person’s life that might have been important, or consider the effects of abuse, alcoholism and addiction, etc. Students can approach the subject matter from different perspectivesâpsychoanalytical, biological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or sociocultural. They can discuss the role emotion, memory, or motivation plays in the character’s development, or the importance of the environment, and influences such as racism and sexism.

Note that this is a research-based paper, and the film or book provides only the backdrop for research on a psychological topic. Students should use at least one psychological, peer-reviewed reference in addition to the textbook.

***The paper should be 1,200 to 1,500 words, about 5 double-spaced pages.

Grading Rubric for Media Review Paper

Rubric for Media Review Paper

CONTENT

1. All topics were discussed in clear detail

2. Assertions supported correctly

3. Ideas were interrelated coherently and logically

4. Author creatively enhances the topic

ORGANIZATION

5. An introduction previews main points of reflection

6. Body of paper develops and elaborates main ideas

7. A conclusion summarizes main points

WRITING MECHANICS and STYLE

8. Paper free of mechanical errors (e.g., misspellings, typos, etc.)

9. Paper grammatically sound (proper sentence structure)

10. Citations and references in proper APA style

Points to be awarded:

Behaviors demonstrated:

5

paper contains no errors in this area

4

paper contains limited errors in this area; however, the overall

presentation of the material is readable and appropriate

3

paper contains limited errors in this area; however, the overall presentation of the material is difficult to read

2

paper contains a number of errors in this area; however, the

overall presentation is acceptable

1

paper contains a number of errors in this area, and the overall

presentation is difficult to read

0

paper contains numerous errors in this area, which detracts from the overall presentation