Social Psyc Final: Movie Review

11/03/20 • 87 min

Episode 16 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts comes to a close. In this episode we are having a FINAL EXAM and watching movies. A raw and uncut series of takes* on Milgram and Zimbardo, in cinema!!!! With two movies, Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story, and The Stanford Prison Experiment. What was good, what was bad, why did we feel so many things in the Stanford movie.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Video(s) of the Podcast:

Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XriePFEug

The Stanford Prison Experiment Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4txhN13y6A

Bias of the Week: The Ostrich Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

except for one edit where someone knocked on Thomas’ door and he had to get up. While not entirely up to our current editing standards, events outside our control meant having this sit in limbo for weeks or getting out a little less polished. Hope you enjoy regardless.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Video(s) of the Podcast:

Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XriePFEug

The Stanford Prison Experiment Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4txhN13y6A

Bias of the Week: The Ostrich Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Previous Episode

Episode 15: Cognitive Archeology / Conflict and Cooperation

Episode 15 of our book read/podcast covering every chapter in an open source textbook to act as a free supplement to social psychology topics and concepts comes to a close. In this episode we are jumping to chapter 12 to discuss CONFLICT AND COOPERATION with special guest Dr. Tracy Henley. In this episode we talk about the evolution of conflict and cooperation through the lens of Cognitive Archeology, how it differs from evolutionary psychology, and using archeological evidence to posit questions on psychological processes. Additional topics include archeological sites like Gobekli Tepe, the Borgias in Italy and Machiavelli, and religion and ritual.

Textbook: https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Video(s) of the Podcast: Gobekli Tepe Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2CDa5zRQR0

Bias of the Week: The Bizarreness Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Next Episode

Episode 17: High Anxiety, You Win!

Moving away from social psychology, we are hosting an 8 week flex/intercession mini-season on cinema representations of psychology. Building off episode 16, we are covering High Anxiety, the Mel Brooks classic. We talk psychology, the quality of the movie, and the underlying psychoanalytic/ Freudian themes throughout the film.

Out ratings: As a movie 10/10. As a psychology film 7.5/10. Highly recommend it for psychologists and non-psychologists alike!

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos