Psychology Report

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
“PLOT TWIST”
Names Student ID
Jacquelyn Vanessa 0320021
Tan Jingwei 0320137
Deong Khai Keat 0320055
Nabila Hanim 0321368
Chan Tian Ji 0320831
Subject: Social Psychology (PSY0103)
Lecturer: Mr. Shankar Thiruchelvam
Intake: August 2014
Tutorial: Monday (2pm - 4pm)
Submission and presentation date: June 8th 2015
Table of Content

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No. Content Page Number
1. Acknowledgement 3
2. Introduction 4
3. Method 5 - 9
4. Story Synopsis 10 - 12
5. Concepts 13 - 18
6. Conclusion 19
7. Minutes of the meeting 20 - 23
8. References 24
9. Appendices 25
Acknowledgement
First and foremost, we would like to thank you our lecturer, Mr. Shankar for opening up
our minds and sharing us the knowledge that he learned in his younger days. If it was not of him,
our minds would still be as narrow as the thinnest line created in history. As once said by Simon

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Mainwaring, “The simple act of saying ‘thank you’ is a demonstration of gratitude in response to
an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen”.
We also would like to acknowledge each other’s presence in all the meetings that we held
together. We are eternally grateful for one another for being a good sport throughout this whole
assignment as well as for contributing the work equally. We would like to express our gratitude
and appreciation for the generosity, friendship, and work done out of this assignment.
Introduction
Introduction, as we construed them to be, should start at the beginning. Whether it is the
start of a story, start of a journey, start of a journal, or even an explanatory section of a book,
speech, report and whatnot.

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As for this assignment, students must come up with a video clip that contains 5 hidden
psychology concepts in it. The video clip must be worth 3 to 5 minutes long. This should be done
in a group of 5 to 6 members, and students are allowed to choose any concepts out of all the
chapters that was taught in class, as long as it floats their boat.
There are 3 requirements for this final assignment. First, each group needs to come up
with a video clip that includes 5 different psychology concepts. Second, each group needs to
make a report based on the video clip made. Last but not least, each group needs to present a
powerpoint slide presentation to the lecturer and their understanding on the video clip they just
filmed. This assignment is assigned for the purpose of allowing students to be able to engage in
psychological inquiry and become self-regulated learners.
Method
1) Apparatus and materials used
To ensure that the filming process of our video clip will run smoothly and according to plan with
no shakiness involved, we included a few things to abide what ever possible bad causes.
● Cameras (A Canon EOS 700D)

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- Using a DSLR is much better than using a phone as it produces low-noise images and
videos that are large in sizes. This can ensure that the video will not be in a low quality
format, and the object in the frame will be focused much better as compared to a phone.
● Tripod (by Velbon)
- Using a tripod will help to avoid shakiness and it will help stabilize the video directly,
without even needing the help of a video editing software.
● iMovie (by Apple)
- iMovie is a video editing software to edit videos as well as songs. One thing good about
iMovie is that it is easy to work the software and it most definitely is not time-
consuming.
2) Procedures
Milieu
The filming took place at block D, level 2 in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus. This area
was not filled with people therefore the possibility of getting distracted or feeling shy to film in
public is less. Plus, the area is bright with sunlight and it was strategic for filming purposes.
Timing

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We started filming from 2:30p.m.until 4p.m. in the afternoon. We wanted to film it earlier but
because of conflicting schedules of all the group members, that is the only time we were to film
the video clip together. Also, we did not want to film early morning of during the night because
we needed natural sunlight as light source in the evening or morning would not be as sufficient
compared to the afternoon sun for filming purposes.
Operation
I. Discussion
We communicated via a very popular social application called ‘WhatsApp’. Ideas were
discussed in a group chat that we created as meeting up physically was hard. This is because
some of us have different assignments to wrap up because of the different subjects we were
taking. We brainstormed and came up with a storyline that is inspired by a common Twitter
slang used, called ‘Plot Twist’. It often means a sudden change in events, and most of the time
ends up being ironic. Hence, our title was named ‘Plot Twist. We chose the concepts we wanted
to use first in the clip before actually coming up with a storyline to ease the work.
II. Role delegation
When in a group, equality is important when it comes to distributing the roles. Every member is
best to contribute his or her effort as much as the other members to be fair, and that is what we
basically did. Thus, we discussed and settled the roles for everyone based on their forte to ensure
efficiency while completing this assignment. The table attached below is our task delegation
system.

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Name of Member Overall context Video context
Jacquelyn Vanessa Videographer, Narrator Cameo (Girl in the mint-
coloured tee)
Tan Jingwei Slides designer, Hair and
make-up artist
Main Character (Claudia)
Nabila Hanim Director, Audio Editor Co-Star (Nabila)
Chan Tian Ji Producer, Video editor The good-looking guy
Deong Khai Keat Main report writer, Grammar
checker
The boyfriend of the good-
looking guy
III. Video filming
As mentioned earlier, we filmed at Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus at Block D’s 2nd floor.
Since there was not many people around that area we chose, it was easy for filming and was not
really time consuming as the possibility of being shy is low. Job was made easier for all of us.
Each scene that we filmed went smoothly with no pauses as we all knew what to do. Everyone
was also very participative as all of us portrayed our character perfectly. Our video may not be
an Oscar-winning one, but it sure is not too shabby.
Not only that, filming angles were taken
seriously. In filmography, one of the main film
rules is the 180 degree rule. One should not
exceed 180 degree if they are filming the same

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scene but with different angles as it may confuse viewers.
IV. Analysis, tabulation and presentation
The video clip that we did must actually be supported by a report as well as a powerpoint slide
presentation, as it is part of the requirements based on our project brief given by our lecturer.
Appropriate analysis, research as well as tabulation of data was done to make sure we were all on
the right track from achieving our desired grade, which is an A. Although roles were distributed
equally from the start, but those who finished their tasks before hand helped the ones that were
still in the process of finishing theirs. This is to quicken the process of wrapping up what needed
to be done before the submission date. Also, cross-checking the work of others was done to
double check typos as well as grammar errors because nothing is ever perfect without several
checks.
As for our presentation, we went with a minimalistic theme for our slides’ layout. This is for
easy reading purposes as we did not want to make the slides complicated and wordy. We also
rehearsed several times to make sure we somewhat knew what to say on presentation day since
presentation skill is also part of the medium where we achieve our marks.

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All in all, we are very happy that everything went smoothly and according to plan. No frustration
was triggered in the midst of fulfilling the requirements of this assignment, as we all clicked well
with each other.
Story Synopsis -
“Plot Twist”
The story is about a protagonist,
named Claudia. The story begins with her
having a study session with her best friend,
Nabila. But all of a sudden, she had a
tantrum.
Claudia started complaining about her single life. She was mad how she has not gotten herself a
boyfriend for 19 years, and started ranting non-stop like someone who has a hormonal disorder.
Claudia started crying and sobbing but thanks to Nabila, she managed to comfort her. When
Claudia stopped tearing up, she saw a really good-looking guy who was wearing a collared shirt
and glasses from a distance at another table reading a book. He had all the traits she wanted in a
guy. She wanted to walk up to him to say “Hi!” but got scared right after she thought she had the

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courage to do so. In the end, Nabila told her to just go ahead and brave up or not she will be
forever alone. (Not to confuse with the 9gag meme.)
She listened to Nabila and followed wherever the good-looking guy went. It led her to the
nearest vending machine, because that was where he went and got himself a drink. She hid
behind the vending machine to avoid getting caught. She wanted to talk to him but she got too
distracted from looking at him in awe
from the back of the vending
machine. When he left, she trailed
him from the back to not let him be
out of her sight.
As she was approaching the direction
where he was walking to, she got shocked and shrieked! She saw him giving that drink he bought
from the vending machine to a guy, and what is worse is that he was putting his arms around the
other guy’s waist. At that moment, she knew she did not have the chance as that scene is self-
explanatory - the good-looking guy was gay.
What she just witnessed weakened her
legs and she fell to the ground because
she just could not believe what she just
saw. Nabila, who was just sitting not far
away from where she fell came to the

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rescue. Nabila ran towards Claudia to check if she was alright, and continued to comfort her
because at that moment, she was emotionally unstable.
They both went back to their seats as Nabila tries to calm Claudia down. Her mood slowly
lightened up when she agreed with Nabila that there are still a lot of fishes in the sea. As they
were laughing hysterically, a friend of theirs in a mint-coloured tee came and reminded them that
they were going to be late for class if they do not make a move. They quickly jumped out of their
seats, packed their books and went off.
Concepts
1. Social Interaction

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Scene description: Initially, Claudia(left) and Nabila(right) were having a study session. Out of
nowhere, Claudia slams her book and closes it, and had a tantrum. She started complaining to
Nabila about how she was unhappy for being single for 19 years. Nabila then comforts her and
gave her advices so that she could calm down.
Concept definition: A process of reciprocal stimulation or response between two or more people.
It develops competition, interaction, influences social roles and status and people for social
relationships.
Application: As Claudia was having a tantrum whilst complaining, Nabila gave her a number of
advices to ensure her to calm down. The conversation made between Claudia and Nabila is
where the concept, ‘Social Interaction’ takes place. They each responds after each other hence
develops an interaction for social relationships.

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2. Stereotype
Scene description: When Claudia got up from crying on the table, she saw a good looking guy
sitting just across her on another table. She was stunned and happened to be starstrucked at the
same time. Also, she could not help but notice the book he was holding in his hands.
Concept definition: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type
of person or thing.
Application: When Claudia was done crying, she saw a good looking guy sitting just across her
on another table and got starstrucked for a moment. In an instant, she thought he was studious
because the first thing she saw him doing was reading. Hence, it created an instant stereotype in
her mind that he does a lot of reading, at least that is what she thinks.

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3. First Impression
Scene description: Claudia got starstrucked when she wiped her tears because she noticed a good
looking guy sitting no-so-far away from where she was sitting. She instantaneously thought that
he was handsome due to the fact that his outfit and his traits fits the requirements of her ideal
future boyfriend.
Concept definition: Initial judgement towards another person when we meet them for the first
time.
Application: The second Claudia laid her eyes on the guy sitting across her, she thought that he
was really handsome. That was her first impression, which synonymously meant that he was
attractive from her point of view. The impression occurs based on what she observed, like the
collared shirt the guy was wearing and also his glasses.
4. Fear-Based Appeal

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Scene description: Nabila encourages Claudia to walk up to the good looking guy so that there
will be a high possibility of them becoming friends. Claudia attempted to walk up to him but ran
back to her seat next to Nabila and told her she could not do it as she was too afraid. Nabila then
gave more word of advice and persuasion to Claudia for her to brave up and talk to him. The
persuasion then worked, which resulted hers trailing him from the back.
Concept definition: A persuasive message that attempts to arouse fear in order to divert behavior
through the threat of impending danger or harm.
Application: After Claudia had a glance of the good looking guy, Nabila told her to go over to
him but Claudia was afraid. Hence, Nabila told her that if she don’t go over him, she might be
forever alone with no boyfriend in the end. Finally, Claudia was persuaded by Nabila and she
attempted to walk up to him. Claudia was afraid of being alone forever hence she was
successfully persuaded by Nabila. This resulted the presence of the concept - fear-based appeal.

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5. Public Display of Affection
Scene description: The good looking guy gave his partner a bottle of water whilst touching his
waist. They both sat on a table, facing each other. His partner who was initially on his phone,
managed to put it down and look into the good looking guy’s eyes. As they started a
conversation, they slowly held hands and showed their affection towards each other.
Concept definition: An act of showing one’s love or affection towards their significant other in a
public area.
Application: As the good looking guy and his partner were conversing, they slowly held hands.
This was done in a public area. Hence, there was the presence of public display of affection since
they both did not care if anyone else was looking at them pouring their love for each other in an
open space.

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Conclusion
All in all, this assignment most definitely helped all of us understand the concepts and
theories better. We now have a more in-depth understanding of the theories we chose as well as
the theories that we did not include in our video clip.
We would also like to express our gratitude to our lecturer, Mr. Shankar for helping us
throughout this whole semester. We thank him so much for allowing us to be his students and we
are undoubtedly grateful to be under his wings for this subject.
Last but not least, we would like to take a moment to appreciate each other’s presence
throughout this whole preparation to complete our assignment. This is because we all believe
that Rome was not built in a day and it takes time to complete something. The more man power
and helping hands, the faster the task gets completed. In the words of Helen Keller, “Alone we
can do so little. Together we can do so much.”

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Minutes of the meeting
DATE: 1st JUNE 2015
TIME: 2:00P.M. - 4:00P.M.
VENUE: C8.02 TAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAKESIDE CAMPUS
ATTENDEES:
NAMES OF GROUP MEMBERS ROLE
TAN JINGWEI Slides designer, Hair and make-up artist
NABILA HANIM Director, Audio Editor
JACQUELYN VANESSA Videographer, Narrator
CHAN TIAN JI Producer, Video editor
DEONG KHAI KEAT Main report writer, Grammar checker
MINUTES:
NO. ACTIVITY ACTION TAKEN BY

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1. Distribution of
jobs
All group members are given the roles equally to be fair and
quicken the completion time of the task at hand.
2. Start on the
presentation
slide
We discussed on what to put on the presentation slides. Also,
we decided to go with a ‘minimalist’ theme for an easier
understanding of our slides.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
DATE: 5th JUNE 2015
TIME: 2:30P.M. - 4:00P.M.
VENUE: LEVEL 2, BLOCK D, TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY
LAKESIDE CAMPUS
ATTENDEES:
MINUTES:

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1. Filming the video clip Everyone came on time and participated in the video
clip without wasting any time. Everyone portrayed their
character perfectly according to plan.
2. Set up the materials used We came early before 2:30P.M. to set up the camera
and tripod at the correct angles for a clear view of the
characters. Most scenes were filmed in symmetry.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING:
DATE: 7th JUNE 2015
TIME: 2:00P.M. - 4:00P.M.
VENUE: LEVEL 2, BLOCK D, TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY
LAKESIDE CAMPUS
ATTENDEES:

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MINUTES:
1. Rehearsing the presentation We rehearsed our individual parts for the
presentation slides to be prepared on presentation
day.
2. Double check the report
and upload of video clip
We double checked the grammar and flow of our
report to ensure it is easy to understand and has no
spelling errors. We also uploaded our video clip on
YouTube.
References
1. Learnaboutfilm.com,. (2015). The 180 degree rule, camera position and eyeline.
Retrieved from http://learnaboutfilm.com/film-language/sequence/180-degree-rule/

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2. Simplypsychology.org. (2014). Lev Vygotsky. Retrieved from
http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html
3. Aabri.com. (2015). Fear Appeal Story. Retrieved from
http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/11907.pdf
4. Simplypsychology.org. (2008). Stereotypes. Retrieved from
http://www.simplypsychology.org/katz-braly.html
5. Psychologytoday.com. (2014). What we really think of public display of affection.
Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201408/what-
we-really-think-public-displays-affection
6. Pss.sagepub.com. (2006). First impression: Making up your mind after a 100-ms
exposure to a face. Retrieved from
http://pss.sagepub.com/content/17/7/592.short?rss=1&ssource=mfc
Appendices
(Behind the scenes)

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Claudia laughing while filming a no-so-serious scene.
Tian Ji and Khai Keat rehearsing their scene.
Readjusting the angle for the vending-machine-scene.

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