AP Psych: B, E & G Block final project

We've finished watching Lars and the Real Girl or Easy A, and while, yes, it was fun, it also presented a number of examples of ideas that you read about during our studies this year, especially social psych. In this final project – the last one of the year for you seniors – you will collaborate with other AP Psych students on-line to create a document that showcases your ability to contrast the social psych concepts in Lars and the Real Girl or Easy A with those in another film of your choosing.

Step 1: Figure out with whom you want to work. 3 or 4-person groups, please.

Step 2: As a group, select a movie from this list. Try to watch it as a group, if possible.

Step 3: Create an on-line document in which you all (no social loafing allowed!) discuss what the two movies (Lars and the Real Girl/Easy A and the film of your choice) have in common in terms of social psych. The final product's form is up to you: a Google Doc, a wiki, a blog, a conversation over e-mail or Facebook...whatever's clever. Please do not write a synopsis of the film. I can easily read one on imdb.com. Be sure to include relevant terms from our studies of psychology, social psych in particular.

In your final product, it should be clear that every group member's voice is included. Remember that your task is to uncover the psychology on display, not to provide a critique or analysis of the movie's narrative or direction. This is due Friday, May 27. Each student should have 400-500 words of input.

Yes, these instructions are pretty loose, but I want to give you enough leeway to come up with a final product that is original and insightful.