Discussion about the Eye of the Storm documentary
Below are the discussion questions for the Eye of the Storm documentary.
- Using the concepts of self-concept and self-
esteem find one example from the film The Eye of the Stormthat illustrates how the eye color experiment affected the children’s self perception and/or performance for better or for worse. Explain briefly how it relates to their self-conceptand self- esteem. - Reflected Appraisalsrefer to the ways we establish our self-concept based on the way we believe others perceive us. Using this concept, share a specific example from the documentary that demonstrates how the children experienced this phenomenon.
- Find one example from the documentary of a superior social comparison and one example of an inferior social comparison. Explain briefly how each example represents the given concept.
number and answer the 3 questions
answer each question with at least 50 words
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Question 1
Jane the teacher in the documentary discriminates the children as per their eye color. She believes the light-eyed children were more intelligent than the dark-eyed children thus giving the light-eyed kids some privileges over the dark-eyed kids. This self- concept from the teacher affected the self- esteem of the dark-eyed students.
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