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Social Cognition and Perception: The Little Mermaid
Chris Sample
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 312: Social Psychology
Dr. J. Smith
November 8, 2024
Social Cognition and Perception: The Little Mermaid
Your first paragraph serves as an introduction to your paper. Generally speaking, in this paragraph you will provide an overview of what your reader can expect to find in your paper. You will briefly describe your clip. Remember that a paragraph should include at least 3 sentences. Throughout your paper, remember to include a citation to identify the source of any information that is not considered common knowledge.
Concepts
In this paragraph identify, describe, and analyze the concepts from your clip (e.g., schemas, self-fulfilling prophesy, availability heuristic, first impressions, attributions, etc.) with specific examples of how it is demonstrated in the clip (pretend that the reader knows nothing about social psychology. Explain the phenomenon with citations from the textbook.
Evaluation
Evaluate how accurately or inaccurately the concept is represented (comparing it to definitions found in our textbook).
Reflection
Reflect on how the use of the concept was an advantage or disadvantage in this case (e.g., did the heuristic help or hurt the character?).
Note that your paper should include each of the sections indicated above, but you may rename them if you choose to do so. Each paragraph should include at least 3 sentences. Also note that your paper should include at least 500 words. Remember to cite your sources throughout the paper.
References
Myers, D. G. & Twenge, J. M. (2022).
Social psychology (14th ed.). McGraw Hill.
Cite your video clip here also – use APA formatting and be sure to include a link to the clip
