SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

SUBJECT: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY [PSYC0103]

ASSIGNMENT 3: VIDEO CLIP, REPORT AND PRESENTATION

GROUP MEMBERS:
NAME
CALVIN WONG PING KIET
KENNETH TAN SIN KWANG
YEONG POH LING
TAN VIN NIE
SULAIMAN IDRIS

STUDENT ID
0322481
0322482
0323590
0323706
0321087

TUTORIAL SESSION: MONDAY, 8AM-10AM

LECTURER: MR SHANKAR
SUBMISSION & PRESENTATION DATE: 1ST FEBRUARY 2016
INTAKE: FNBE MARCH 2015

CONTENT

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TITLE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY

5-6

a.) Apparatus / Materials

b.) Procedure

DISCUSSION

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a.) Minutes of Meeting

b.) Roles of each members
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SCRIPT

9-12

CONCEPT,DEFINITION AND APPLICATION

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APPENDIX

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REFERENCES

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, we would like to thank all group members who did a lot of contribution,
teamwork and also participation in accomplishing this final research report and the
conceptual video clip. Of course the participation and contribution of the group
members in different aspect caused this final assignment process to run smoothly and
without it wouldnt be possible for us to complete the assignment on time.
Besides that, we would also like to thank and express our deepest gratitude to our
lecturer, Mr Shankar for giving us guidance and leading us to understand the social
psychology concepts while providing various types of interesting examples. Due to
different interesting of examples given, it makes us understand when and how to apply
the correct concepts in our daily life and of course our assignments. Lastly, due to Mr
Shankar guidance and effort throughout the whole process, we managed to finish both
the video clips and report successfully.

INTRODUCTION
In this final assignment, it is separated into two main parts where students need to
produce a research report together with a social psychology conceptual video clip which
implies the concept and theories from any chapter that has been taught by Mr Shankar
throughout the whole semester. This is a group assignment and we are required to form
a group of 4-6 person. After that, there will be also a presentation for us to present the
concepts that we applied on our film.
So for the video, the 5 different social psychology concepts that we applied in our
video are first impression, impression management, counterfactual thinking, self
fulfilling prophecy and belief in just world. The story of our video is basically about bad
behavior of Sulaiman where he likes to flirt with different girls.
As for the second part will be the research report. We are required to write the whole
process of making our video clip into the report such as apparatus and materials.
Moving on will be the presentation, we are required to put all concepts applied in the
video clip in the Power-point slides and explain how it is used during the presentation.
The benefits of this assignment are students can have a better understanding of
psychology within the connection between concepts and perspective applied in daily life.

METHODOLOGY
Apparatus and Materials
1.) Canon DSLR Camera Film the whole video.
2.) Lenovo Laptop For video editing.
3.) Asus Laptop Combine the video and subtitle.
5.) Iphone 6- To touch up some scene.
6.) Plain papers
7.) Pen and Pencil
8.) Window Movie Maker- Video editing software.

B.) Procedure
1.) Choosing the suitable concept for our story
- First of all, we had our first meeting outside the library. During the meeting, we
discussed one different concept that everyone suggested and finally we decided to use 8
different concept think by Yeong Poh Ling and Kenneth Tan. After that, we started
discussed on the storyline to see whether which concepts are suitable to be included in
the video.
2.) Finalizing the concepts.
- We started to flips through our lecture notes given by Mr Shankar to analyze the best
and possibilities of the concepts when being applied in our video. After analyzing the
good and best part of the story, we finally chose 5 concepts to be used in our video
which are first impression, impression management, counterfactual thinking, selffulfilling prophecy and belief in just world.
3.) Screenwriting and planning of the video
- After decided the 5 suitable concepts to be used in our video, we did our second
meeting for video planning. Vinnie came up with a script for the video while she sent it
to the rest of the group members. After several discussions, we chose Sulaiman and Poh
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Ling as the main character while Kenneth, Calvin is the friend of Sulaiman while Vinnie is
the friend of Poh Ling. Lastly, we also set a date and time for filming the video.
4.) Video shooting day
- After our psychology class, we gathered and Block D level 8 sitting area. We start our
first scene there where Calvin, Kenneth and Sulaiman were talking and Kenneth realized
that Sulaiman looks tired. We finished our video shooting on that day and it eventually
took approximately around 3 hours to complete it.
5.) Voice record and video editing
- Kenneth and Sulaiman meet up to do the background voices of Sulaiman. We started
to record the voice following the exact timing with the video. After everything is done,
Kenneth did the video trimming also adding the subtitle and passed it over to Calvin for
editing.
6.) Prepare the report and the presentation slides
- Kenneth divided the tasks equally to all group members to ensure that the assignment
can be completed on time. Kenneth will be responsible for the video trimming, subtitle
and the report. Calvin in charge of the video editing and some trimming, Vinnie in
charge of the script and report while Poh Ling and Sulaiman in charge of the
presentation slides. As we completed our own tasks, we conducted another meeting to
complied all the work and finalized the report.

MINUTES OF MEETING
1.) 14th December 2015
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Outside Taylors Library sitting area
Activity: Group members give their suggested concepts and finalized the suitable
concepts to be used in the video.

2.) 21th December 2015

Time: 11am-1pm
Venue: Event hall 2, Taylors Library
Activity: Discussing who to be the main character and find suitable place for each scene.
Besides that, Vinnie also came out with the script of the video too.

3.) 26th January 2016

Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Block D, Level 8 sitting area
Activity: Recording of the background audio by Sulaiman.

4.) 29th January 2016

Time: 2pm-3pm
Venue: Outside Taylors Library sitting area
Activity: Complied all information and check the error on both of the presentation slides
and report.
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ROLES OF THE VIDEO AND REPORT

Video
1.) Sulaiman Idris- the main character.
2.) Yeong Poh Ling- the main character. (The girl that Sulaiman fall in love)
3.) Kenneth Tan Sin Kwang- Sulaimans friend. (Video trimming and add subtitle)
4.) Calvin Wong Ping Kiet- Sulaimans friend. (Video editing and some trimming)
5.) Tan Vin Nie- Yeong Poh Ling and Kenneth friend.

Report
1.) Kenneth Tan Sin Kwang Introduction, acknowledgement, methodology, and
procedure minutes of meetings and roles.
2.) Tan Vin Nie- Scripts, concepts, definitions and appendix.

Presentation Slides
1.) Sulaiman Idris
2.) Yeong Poh Ling

SCRIPT

Scene 1
Kenneth, Calvin and Sulaiman spend their leisure time, sharing their interesting experiences in
school.
Kenneth: Hey, Sulaiman. You look so tired today. What did you do yesterday?
Sulaiman: Yesterday I broke my record, Kenneth. I dated two girls in one day.
Calvin: Wow I never have this experience before. It sounds fabulous.
Sulaiman: You should try it too man. Its fun!
Kenneth: Do you guys have any other plans today? I have invited two of my female classmates
to join us for lunch later. I think they are on the way now.
Sulaiman: Oh really? How do they look like?
Kenneth: Theyre just two normal-looking girls man.
Sulaiman: What? Normal girls? Its okay lar
Poh Ling and Vin Nie pass by and coincidently hear what Sulaiman said. They give each other a
look and feel annoyed with his attitude and behavior. His first impression has been destroyed.
Kenneth: Eh, you guys are here. Come and take a seat with us.
Poh Ling and Vin Nie take their seats. Sulaiman feels amazed when he sees Poh Ling. He is
attracted by her. They start enjoying their conversation pleasantly. After a while
Poh Ling: Hey guys, Im going to buy some drinks.
Sulaiman: Hmm I think Ill follow you.
Poh Ling: Okay. Lets go.

Scene 2
Sulaiman and Poh Ling come to the vending machine.
Sulaiman: What drinks do you want?
Poh Ling: Hmm I think I want a mineral water.
Poh Ling takes out one dollar and tries to enter it. However, Sulaiman stops her.
Sulaiman: No Its okay.
Sulaiman enters one dollar and taps on the button. He bends down to pick out the drink for her.
Poh Ling: I pay back to you.
Sulaiman: No no Its okay. Its all on me.
Poh Ling: Thanks.
On the way back
Sulaiman: Do you mind to give me your phone number?
Poh Ling: Okay
Poh Ling gives her phone number to Sulaiman reluctantly.

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Scene 3
Poh Ling acts very cold to Sulaiman. Whenever Sulaiman sends message to her, she replies him
shortly and briefly. Sometimes, she ignores his message as well. Sulaiman feels distressed with
her behavior. To get closer to her, he decides to date her for lunch.
He waits for Poh Ling outside the classroom. Finally, she walks out the classroom.
Sulaiman: Hey, Poh Ling.
Poh Ling: Hi. What do you want to ask me?
Sulaiman: I
Poh Ling: what is it?
Sulaiman: I just want err.
Poh Ling: Can you talk faster please? I am in a rush.
Sulaiman: Sorry I
Poh Ling looks at him unpleasant. She feel annoyed with his action.
Poh Ling: I think I have to go.
Sulaiman: Wait. I Do you mind to have a lunch with me tomorrow?
Poh Ling: No, thank you.
Poh Ling walks away quickly. Sulaiman stands on the same spot, watching Poh Ling disappears in
front of his eyes. He feel very sad and distressed. He decides to stay alone outside the classroom.

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Scene 4
Kenneth and Calvin see Sulaiman sitting outside the classroom. They walk to him to find out
what happened.
Calvin: What happen to you, bro?
Sulaiman: I feel so sad now. Poh Ling has rejected me just now. Im never rejected by a girl
before.
Kelvin: Sulaiman, you deserve it. You should not judge a girl with her outward appearance.
Kenneth: Kelvin is right. You should not play on a girls feeling. You should change your attitude
and behavior if you really want to get closer with Poh Ling. Lets go, Calvin.
Kenneth and Calvin disagree with his attitude and behavior and they leave him alone.

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CONCEPTS, DEFINITION AND APPLICATION

1st concept: First Impression

a) Scene Description
One day, Kenneth, Calvin and Sulaiman spend their leisure time, sharing their own
interesting experiences in school. Kenneth decides to introduce his two female friends,
Poh Ling and Vin Nie to his close buddies. However, Sulaiman seems reluctant to meet
the two girls because of their ordinary appearances. Unluckily, Poh Ling and Vin Nie
coincidently hear their conversation. They feel annoyed with what Sulaiman has said.
b) Concept
The concept that involves in this scene is first impression. First impression is the event
when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of that
person. First impression can be made with large variety of characteristics such as ages,
races, cultures, languages, physical appearances and genders. Research finds that
impressions can be made after only 10 seconds. Therefore, the power of first impression
is aggressively big. Positive first impressions lead to social cohesion, while negative first
impressions can lead to biases and social prejudice. To develop a friendly relationship,
first impression is very important as it will affect how people see you. A person who has
a good impression would have more friends compared to the one who always gives a
bad impression.

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c) Application
The first impression of Sulaiman is damaged when Poh Ling and Vin Nie coincidently
hear what he has said. His intention of judging someone with outward appearance has
destroyed his own identity. He never tries to know somebody with a sincere heart. They
feel annoyed and furious with his rude attitude and behavior. This affects the way how
people see him.
2nd concept: Impression Management

a) Scene Description
Sulaiman is attracted by Poh Ling, one of the friends of Kenneth. He tries hard to get
attention from her. The opportunity comes when Poh Ling decides to buy some drinks.
He follows her to the vending machine and shows his gentle side by buying her a drink.
This action shows how he intends to give a good impression to his interested girl.
b) Concept
Impression management, also known as self-presentation, is the process by which we
try to convey a certain impression of ourselves to others. People are usually trying hard
to express their positive impression to other people. There are some motives to manage
their own impression. First motive is they want to influence others and gain rewards.
Giving the right impression facilitates desired social and material outcomes. These can
trigger positive material rewards like higher salaries or better working conditions. The
second motive is expressive. They construct an image of us to claim personal identity,
and present ourselves in a manner that is consistent with that image.
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c) Application
To impress the girl, Sulaiman acts differently in order to show his good sides. He
accompanies Poh Ling to buy some drinks and shows his generosity paying for the drinks.
He is trying different methods to develop a nice impression on her, so that he can get
closer to her easily.

3rd concept: Self-fulfilling Prophecy

a) Scene Description
Poh Ling acts very cold to Sulaiman after the day they met. He feels distressed when he
finds out that Poh Ling is not interested to talk to him. To get closer to her, he decides to
make his first move. He waits for Poh Ling outside the class. When he tries to ask her for
a date, he speaks haltingly. He hems and haws without giving her a complete statement.
Poh Ling feels unpleasant with his weird action. Lastly, his invitation has been rejected
by her.
b) Concept
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes it to become
true. An expectation about a subject, such as a person or event, can affect our behavior
towards that subject, which causes the expectation to be realized. For example, your
professor expects you to do well; she spends extra time with you preparing for the exam,
so you get an A.
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c) Application
Sulaiman keeps hesitating to ask Poh Ling for a date. He feels that his invitation might be
rejected because she acts so cold to him. Lacks of confidence and over-nervous have
caused the prediction to come true. His indirect reaction has affected his impression on
the others. Poh Ling feels annoyed with his unfamiliar action and straightly rejects his
invitation. She finds it uncomfortable to interact with him.

4th concept: Upward Counterfactuals Thinking

a) Scene Description
When Poh Ling rejected his invitation, he feels so sad. He blames himself for being so
timid and indirect. He thinks that if he does not make the mistakes, she will definitely
accept his invitation. He gives a lot of excuses to of being rejected by a girl.
b) Concept
Counterfactual thinking is the process of mentally changing some aspect of the past as a
way of imagining what might have been. If only I had studied my notes more carefully, I
would have passed the exam, or if only I had not waited until the last minute to start
working on the paper, I would have handed it in on time, are examples of
counterfactual thinking. Upward counterfactuals are mental simulations of better
possible outcomes. It may further increase self-blame and worsen depressive symptoms.
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Upward counterfactuals may make us feel bad as we think about how things might
have gone better. However, we might learn more effective strategies for success
through this reflection. This helps us to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
c) Application
The fact of being rejected makes him feels distressed and disappointed. Sulaiman thinks
negatively because this is his first time of being rejected by a girl. This situation has
worsened his current mood. It causes him to be diffidence and self-blame. He chooses
to stay alone to cool down himself.

5th concept: Belief in A Just World

a) Scene Description
Kenneth and Calvin meet Sulaiman when they finish their classes. When they find out
his condition, they blame Sulaiman for his wrong attitude and behavior. He is deserved
to be rejected by a girl because he always judges someone with their appearances and
looks. The bad things would only happen to the one who once did bad things to the
other people.
b) Concept
Belief in a just world is the basis belief that good things happen to good people and bad
things happen to bad people. This concept means we would blame others misfortunes
on them instead of circumstances. It serves as a self-protective function.
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Belief in just world helps to reduce the anxiety that is caused by the world's injustices.
Believing that the individual is completely responsible for their misfortune, people are
able to go on believing that the world is fair and just.
c) Application
Sulaimans friends do not support him, but blame him for his rude attitude and behavior.
His first impression also affects the way how they see him. His friends agree with Poh
Lings decision because he only wants to get closer to the attractive girl. He never uses a
real heart to know and understand a person. They believe that this incident happens on
him is because he once did the same things on the other girls.

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APPENDIX
The video scenes
Scene 1

Sulaiman, Calvin and Kenneth are having some discussion for their assignment.

Kenneth noticed that Sulaiman looks tired today and asked him what happened.

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Sulaiman told him that he just broke him personal record by dating 2 girls in a day.

Kenneth told them that two of his female friends will be joining them later.

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Sulaiman felt disappointed after Kenneth told him that his two female friends are
just ordinary looking girls.

They were shocked of his behavior. (First impression)

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Kenneth started to introduce both of his friends to Sulaiman and Calvin.

From there, Sulaiman noticed that Poh Ling is pretty and decided to find some
ways to date her.

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Poh Ling said she was thirsty and went to buy some drinks.

Sulaiman decided to follow her and take this opportunity by getting closer with
her.

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Scene 2

Sulaiman treated Poh Ling her drink and trying to build his personal image. In
which he tries to influence the perception of his image to Poh Ling. (Impression
Management)

After that, He immediately asked phone number from her.

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Scene 3

After getting her phone numbers, he texted Poh Ling to ask her what is she doing
and whether she mind to meet with him.

He was very happy after Poh Ling told him where and when to meet him later on.

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Scene 4

He meets Poh Ling outside her classroom.

He was hesitating whether or not he should ask her for a dinner. Because hes
nervous and shy.

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At last, after he said he want have dinner with her, Poh Ling immediately rejected
his offer because she thought that Sulaiman is standoffish and possibly rude.
(Self- Fulfilling Prophecy)

He was upset and thinks that if he dont feel so hesitated just now, everything
will be fine. (Upward counter-factual thinking)

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Kenneth and Calvin passed by and saw Sulaiman sitting on the floor. They
approached him and asked him what happened.

After he told everything to them, Kenneth and Calvin blamed him because of his
behavior. He should not judge a girl by her appearance. (Belief in just world)

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Kenneth and Calvin decided to leave him alone because of his bad behavior.

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Management

-The Power of First Impressions. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from
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-Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Psychology: Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson

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