APΨ Film Analysis
Final Project
Name: ______
Movie: HORTON HEARS A WHO
Directions: Below is a list of all units covered in AP Psychology this year. A specific example of each term listed can be found somewhere within the film “Horton Hears a Who.” I have completed an example of Sensation and Perception for you.
Neuroscience –
Adrenaline
Hippocampus
Right Hemisphere
Amygdala
Overactive Amygdala
Sympathetic Nervous System
Semicircular canals
Cerebellum
Vestibular sense
Other (s):
Research Methods -
Hypothesis
Theory
Testing
Other (s):
Sensation-
Absolute Threshold (the animals cannot hear the Whos)
Absolute Threshold (Horton able to see flower in cave on top of Mount Who – to place the speck)
- sound waves (end of movie when all Whos are yelling and JoJo’s music)
- “If you can’t see, hear, or feel something, it doesn’t exist” (kangaroo)
Other (s):
Perception -
Perception
Texture gradient
Selective attention
Weber’s law
Other (s):
States of Consciousness -
Uconscious
REM sleep
Other (s):
Learning -
Observational learning = mayor learns to fear the dentist by the screams of other patients
Other (s):
Development -
Parenting styles
Identity v. role confusion
Gaining acceptance/belonging
Post-conventional morality stage
Observational learning
Other (s):
Memory -
Chunking
Long-term memory
Serial position effect
Proactive interference
Other(s):
Thinking and Language-
Algorithm
Belief perseverance
Functional fixedness
Other (s):
Testing and Intelligence -
Intelligence
Other (s):
Motivation and Emotion-
Intrinsic motivation
Motivation
Other (s):
Personality-
OCD
Dependent personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Defense mechanisms
Internal locus of control
Other (s):
Psych Disorders-
Schizophrenia
Dissociative identity disorder
Other (s):
Therapy -
Cognitive therapy
Humanistic therapy
Rationale-Emotive Behavior Therapy
Other (s):
Social Psych-
Leadership styles
Prejudice/Discrimination
Mob mentality
Groupthink
Reciprocity
Group polarization
Peer pressure
Conformity
Obedience
Gender stereotype
Cognitive Dissonance
Foot in the door phenomenon
Overconfidence
Group pressure/conformity
Deindividuation
Superordinate goal
Diffusion of responsibility
Bystander effect
Other (s):