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Assignment:
MOVIE Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Self and Perception
Internal and External attribution: Identify a character who has made a fundamental attribution error (Chapter, section 2, pp 4). Explain how you know (what was communicated?). Is there any evidence of the fundamental attribution error or self-serving bias in this conflict encounter? If so, what?
Choose a character who would have benefited from perception checking. Imagine how they would use it and walk them through the perception checking steps.
The steps are as follows:
Step 1: Describe the behavior or situation without evaluating or judging it.
Step 2: Think of some possible interpretations of the behavior, being aware of attributions and other influences on the perception process.
Step 3: Verify what happened and ask for clarification from the other person's perspective. Be aware of punctuation, since the other person likely experienced the event differently than you.
Interpersonal Communication
- Choose a relationship. How does self-disclosure (Chapter, Section 4) affect the relationship throughout the movie? You might consider bringing in ideas of self and culture when answering this question.
- Identify one of the functional aspects of interpersonal communication (Chapter, Section 1), instrumental, relational, and self-presentation, used by each character in at least one relationship (with each other). Use examples to demonstrate your choice.
- Identify the method for conflict resolution for at least two characters in a relationship with each other. Use examples and demonstrate how they could solve conflict more competently.