Personality Theories Paper Assignment

UNIT 10

Select a movie (any movie BUT the Breakfast Club) and observe the personality of ONE character from film. You may choose a TV show but be aware that you should view several episodes in order to get the quotes necessary for a qualitative paper.

Prompt: What does each personality Theory say AND How might the following theorists explain your character’s personality?

Directions:

- Choose ONE character from the film

- Write 7 separate paragraphs on each theory. Each theory application and analysis should include:

o a description of the theory (all parts need to be included)

o how the theorist would explain your character’s personality by using specific quotes and examples from the movie that gives your analysis support. You only need to choose ONE aspect of the theory to do this part

Suggestion: During the film you should make notes about your character including quotes that could help support

your analysis

- If you have difficulty finding examples/quotes from the movie that support the theorist then you are at liberty to make assumptions about your character’s profile to a certain extent. Your assumptions should be appropriate with the theorist’s perspective

- The powerpoints, your notes from class, Myers and Barron’s are appropriate sources

Other requirements:

- Paper needs to be at least two pages double spaced.

- You need to write in the order I have listed below

- Paper should have 7 separate paragraphs

- Cover page should include movie title, Character’s name, your name, Class Period and Date

- Staple in upper left hand corner (no need to submit in a folder)


1. Skinner – Behaviorist Perspective

a. Impact of the environment

b. Reinforcement and/or Punishment

c. Law of Effect

2. Freud – Psychoanalysis

a. The Unconscious

b. Id, Ego, Superego

c. Defense Mechanisms

3. Bandura – Social – Cognitive Perspective

a. Reciprocal determinism

b. Self-efficacy

c. Modeling

4. Maslow, Rogers – Humanistic Perspective

a. Self-actualization

b. Free will (self-determinism)

c. Developing a self-concept

d. Unconditional Positive Regard

e. Empathy,genuineness

5. Piaget’s stages of Development

Decide which stage of Cognitive Development your character is at and explain this stage. Give evidence to support why he/she is there.

6. Eyesenck, Myers-Briggs – Trait Perspective

a. Traits / Characteristics

b. Use any of the following nomothetic approaches

i. Eyesenck

ii. OCEAN

iii. Myers – Briggs

7. Sheldon – Biological Perspective

a. Somatotype theory

b. Temperaments

c. Genes