Discussion about the Eye of the Storm documentary

Discussion about the Eye of the Storm documentary

Below are the discussion questions for the Eye of the Storm documentary.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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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