A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Comic strip
1. Subject : Social Psychology
Assignment : Comic strip
Group members : Ignatius Gee (0320069)
Aaron Chong (0320270)
Chau Xet Nee (0320222)
Le Jia Nian (0319957)
2. Plot
One fine day, James and Marco people having leisure
walk around and noticed an attractive vacancy as a promoter.
Both of them pass the interview start their work on the next
day. Before that, James emphasizes his attire and outward
appearances where Marco simply leaves his cloth and hair in a
messy way. James works hard to strive the given task by
explaining the details patiently. Besides, he also speaks in a soft
and persuasive manner to every of his customer. Conversely,
Marco is just sleeping there and never cares of his results when
there are no customers around. But, when customer approaches
to him and as for the detail, he shows out a rude manner to
them.
In the end of the month, James got praised by the
manager and get his allowances as well where Marco get scold
as he screw up his target given and never cares of it. James
never shows an arrogant attitude and promises himself to hit a
higher achievement the next month.
4. #Concept 1 – Extrinsic Motivation
• External motivation provides satisfaction and pleasure that
task itself provided.
• Certain advantages that urged an individual to take action or
response to it because of the anticipated satisfaction.
• A kind of motivation refers to an individual tendency to
perform for known external rewards.
5. James and Marco got attracted by vacancy board. It is a high pay salary for being
a sales promoter. Surely, there are terms & conditions for it.
6. #Concept 2 – Social Interaction
• Is a basis process of whole social order.
• A social process though the way people talk and act between
two individuals or more.
• It always in a form of mutual.
7. James and Marco are having
communication with people such as:
1. Interview
2. Promoting
3. Conversation
4. Scolding
It is an interaction between two or more
individuals.
8. #Concept 3 - Liking
• Numerous factors influence an individual mind in which likes
and satisfaction are felt and expressed.
• An individual will change his decision based on the reflected
attitude by others.
• An individual will agree on something that not necessary for
them just because people make themselves more likeable.
9. James shows a persuasive
manner and well dressing
himself. He patiently explains
the details of the televisions
and the outcomes are well by
his customers.
Conversely, Marco shows a bad manner and with
an inappropriate dressing. He shows out an
impatient manner to his customers and he has a
worse outcomes than James.
10. #Concept 4 -Downward
Counterfactual Thinking
• An individual tendency to create an alternative way to hide
themselves out from the fault.
• An individual will bring themselves into self-comforting
after producing a negative outcome.
• Individual felt fortunate enough in comparison and decline
to enhance themselves from the past experiences.
11. In the end of the month, manager conclude the
result of James and Marco. Marco carried his
fault from being a bad promoters and got blamed
by his manager. His thought guided him to a self-
comforting after producing a negative outcome
and just let go for the allowance.
12. #Concept 5 – Self Serving Bias
• An individual tendency to attribute a higher achievement or
a successful behaviour when they reach their goal.
• Focus on their strengths and overlook their faults and
failures.
• An individual will not get arrogant after achieve a high
achievement but been themselves in an overly favourable
manner.
13. James got praised by his manger and got his
allowance by selling the televisions. He never acts
arrogant to others for this achievement and aim a
higher result for the next month.
