How about the opening scene from the original Ghostbusters movie, where Venkman tests two students for "the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability" by shocking one while favoring the other (an attractive female). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn7-JZq0Yxs -Max Maxwell Gwynn, PhD Psychology Department Wilfrid Laurier University 519-884-0710 ext 3854 mgw...@wlu.ca
>>> Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> 12/4/2009 11:45:19 PM >>> 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, ChairDivision of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu(479)524-7295http://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)
