There are the several different psychologists that start off Good Will Hunting; although my memory is not 100% clear if they would reflect "testing". You may want to check it out. Perhaps you have the skill to extract those clips from a DVD; I have STILL not mastered that trick.
Sue, I need a trip up to WA to learn how to do that; unless you are coming to (the controversial!!!!) APA meeting in SD this year (I'm a bit put off about going). Oh, wait, maybe you can teach me at AP readings :) Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 tay...@sandiego.edu ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:45:19 -0600 >From: Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> >Subject: [tips] Psych Testing clips >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> > > I was considering having a mini-film festival as the > semester ends in my Psychological Testing class. I > don't mean long films but short clips from films > that could be entertaining but also allow for some > re-capitulation of the principles discussed in the > semester. Some of my favorites are the testing of > Leon from Blade Runner (you want to talk about my > mother?) and the "psychiatrist" from Miracle on 34th > St. I also once saw a short on one of the movie > channels (probably TCM) called something like > "Psychometrician". It was one of those one reel > movies that described a particular occupation. This > one was particularly intriguing because it showed > the psychometrician at work giving some hapless > examinee a stress test that seemed to involve, if my > memory is correct, shooting off a starter pistol > behind the man's head. I guess someone thought that > would be an occupation someone might be interested > in. I have searched IMDb and the web and have never > been able to find it. That would be an interesting > one to record if I ever see it again. > > > > What are your favorite psych testing-related movie > clips? > > > > Rick > > > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > > Professor of Psychology > > Box 3055 > > John Brown University > > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > > rfro...@jbu.edu > > (479)524-7295 > > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
