Reaction Papers (Individual)
Written Pages: Papers must be typed, with 1-inch margins, 12-point font, double spaced. These papers must be at least two FULL pages in length (not 1 page and a single line on the 2nd page).
Cover Page: You will have a cover page for each reaction paper that has your name and the name of the film.
Reference Page: You will have a reference page for each reaction paper referencing the film and any peer-reviewed article or credible source in APA style – https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_audiovisual_media.html
What should be in the reaction paper?
The reaction paper should focus most on the portrayal of the archetypes in each movie, and whether the movie presented any aspect of psychology in a realistic way. You can address…
What were the archetypes characterized in the movie?
What was realistic (possibly good) about the way this topic was portrayed in the movie?
What is incorrect/misleading (possibly bad) about the way this topic was portrayed in the movie?
When people unaware of psychological principles view this movie, what effect or impact do you think it has on their perceptions of both this particular topic and on psychology or psychologists in general? If psychologists appear as characters, was this portrayal positive, negative, accurate, etc.?
If you were going to create a re-make/prequel/sequel of this movie, how would you change the archetypal character or the situation to make the portrayal more realistic, or include things that were left out of the movie? (If listing another movie, there should be a logical reason [with references] for the additional movie.)
You may also discuss other things you think are relevant to the impact this movie has on general society, from a psychological perspective – History (e.g. where did it start? What is the source? Etiology?); Media Portrayals; Research Study; Character’s Life (e.g. illustrate the person’s life in the film); Daily Lives of People (e.g. illustrate a case study in current society).
What should NOT be in the reaction paper?
Simply summarize the movie. There should be zero paragraphs which summarize the film without reference to any aspect of psychology (a symptom, concept etc.).
Simply list/discuss aspects of the characters or situations WITHOUT reference to the movie at all.
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