1. The document describes a story called "For-Never" about a boy named Romeo who becomes infatuated with a girl named Sophia but does not realize she only sees him as a friend. 2. It outlines the plot of their relationship developing until Sophia leaves for studies abroad and later introduces her boyfriend on a date with Romeo. 3. The document also discusses psychological concepts like stereotyping, confirmation bias, and attitude formation that are demonstrated through the story.

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1. Foo Shi-Ko (0318262)
2. Bridget Tan (0318370)
3. Hariish Kumar (0317945)
4. Joshua Yim (0318852)
For-Never
A Story about Infatuation

2. Synopsis
For-never is a story about a young boy who was
physically attracted to a girl and about their
relationship. Everything was going according to plan
for him until she announced her leaving abroad to
pursue her studies. Her arrival back home a few
months later only left him devastated after the
revelation of her boyfriend that she had met
overseas. It came to his awareness that he did not
notice the little signs that she was never attracted to
him and treated him only as a friend. This story
continued with the boy rediscovering himself after
experiencing this heartbreaking episode.

3. Plot
The first scene shows Romeo and his friend walking
past Sophia, a girl from their college. Romeo tells his
friend about During the second scene, Romeo’s
friend tells him that Sophia seemed like a typical
pretty girl with a domineering attitude. However,
Romeo is not convinced and still insists on believing
that Sophia is a kind hearted girl. In the third scene,
Sophia drops her books on the way to class and is
quickly noticed by Romeo who rushes to help her.

4. Plot (cont.)
He takes the opportunity to spark up a conversation
with her as they both head to class together. The
fourth scene portrays the close relationship between
Romeo and Sophia as they light-heartedly
exchange jokes and laughter over lunch. The fifth
scene shows Romeo receiving heart-breaking news
from Sophia through a text message. The message
informs him that she would be travelling abroad to
pursue her studies the next day.

5. Plot (cont.)
His devastation leads him to the sixth scene where
he works hard as a barista in order to earn enough
money to be able to travel to meet his crush. The
seventh scene shows Romeo and his friend having a
chat about Sophia’s coming home announcement.
Romeo also tells his friend about her invitation to him
to a dinner date. The day of their date finally arrives.
Unable to contain his excitement, he dresses up for
their date. Unfortunately, when he arrives at their
dinner date, Sophia reveals and introduces her
boyfriend, Hariish to Romeo in the ninth scene.

6. Plot (cont.)
The tenth scene discloses an internal monologue of
Romeo’s thoughts about Sophia’s boyfriend and
how he thinks that the whole scene was an act. He
tries to convince himself that Sophia is actually
interested in him and the relationship with Hariish is
only a fling. In the eleventh and last scene, Romeo
comes to his senses and understands that he should
leave the two alone. He decides to turn over a new
leaf and a new chapter in his life ensues.

7. Concepts
1. Stereotype
2. The Halo Effect
3. Extrinsic Motivation
4. Confirmation Bias
5. Attitude Formation

8. Concept 1: Stereotype

9. Stereotype
Definition:
 A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image
or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
How it relates to the story:
 Upon noticing Sophia, Romeo quickly tells his
friend about his fascination over Sophia’s beauty.
His friend however, proceeds by stating that she
had the face of someone bossy and domineering.
This stereotype was later proved wrong.

10. Concept 2: The Halo Effect

11. The Halo Effect
Definition:
 The tendency for an impression created in one
area to influence opinion in another area.
How it relates to the story:
 Romeo’s impression of Sophia’s beauty leads to
the assumption of her kindness and diligence.

12. Concept 3: Extrinsic Motivation

13. Extrinsic Motivation
Definition:
 Behaviour that is driven by external rewards such
as money, fame, grades, and praise.
How it relates to the story:
 After Sophia announces her leaving abroad to
pursue her studies, Romeo takes up a job in a café
as a barista in order to earn enough money to visit
her. This motivation was driven by the thought of
money and how Romeo would be able to see
Sophia again.

14. Concept 4: Confirmation Bias

15. Confirmation Bias
Definition:
 The tendency to interpret new evidence as
confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
How it relates to the story:
 Romeo had been so physically attracted to Sophia that
despite witnessing the exchanged intimacy between
Sophia and her boyfriend, Hariish, he refuses to believe
their relationship and convinces himself that the whole
scene during dinner was an act. He had not noticed the
little signs that showed she was never attracted to him
and only treated him as a friend.

16. Concept 5: Attitude Formation

17. Attitude Formation
Definition:
 The establishment of positive and negative
evaluations of people, objects, events and ideas.
How it relates to the story:
 After days of pondering upon the whole scenario
of Sophia and her boyfriend, Romeo finally
becomes aware that he had manipulated the
interpretation of the whole scene according to his
liking. He then evaluates the situation in a positive
manner and rediscovers himself, leaving the
couple undisturbed.

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