https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun Psychology Stage 1 - Social Influence and Interaction en-us 2018-11-02 01:11:28 UTC 2018-11-13 06:10:13 UTC hello@padlet.com ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642447 Chicken Run is a British-American stop motion film created in 2000 produced by Aardman Animations. The movie shares the story of a group of chickens living on a Yorkshire farm constantly searching for a way to escape before a flamboyant rooster arrives on the scene. The hens believe that the rooster can fly them to freedom, however, when they discover a chicken pie machine within their farm, their need to leave is more urgent than before.

Within this animated film, it portrays the idea of ones thoughts, feelings and behaviour impacted by social influence and interaction. This movie shares the notion of Bystander Effect, Aggression, Obedience, Conformity, Alturism, Group Think and Compliance.  ]]> 2018-11-02 01:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642447 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642657 Conformity is described as "Conformity is a type of social influence involving a change in belief or behaviour in order to fit in" (S. McLeod, 2018). Conformity is a key idea within the movie Chicken Run which is depicted through Mr and Mrs Tweedy. As previously explained, Mrs Tweedy is a major authority figure within the movie, due to the other characters constantly fearing her. Mr Tweedy is an example of conformity when Mrs Tweedy makes him do something he doesn't particularly want to do but he does not speak up and just goes along with it.  This is impacted by Mr Tweedy's awareness of the social hierarchy and norms between the husband and wife, which influences Mr Tweedy's desire to fit in or be accepted by his wife. Another cause of conformity is that Mr Tweedy is not provided with the presence of an ally, therefore making it harder for him to not conform to Mrs Tweedy.

33:18 - 34:14]]> 2018-11-02 01:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642657 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642716 Obedience refers to a form of "social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure". (Wikipedia, 2018) Obedience is an apparent concept within the film that is predominately portrayed between the husband and wife characters Mr and Mrs Tweedy. Mr Tweedy is a pertinacious individual however, is dominated by his wife whom he is frightened of due to her verbal and physical outrages. This leads to Mr Tweedy obeying Mrs Tweedy orders, no matter how stupid or unreasonable they seem. This is influenced by her intimidating nature which was created for her character. Within this scene, Mr Tweedy follows the orders of his wife by saying, "Its all in my head".  Mr Tweedy is obedient to Mrs Tweedy because he is aware that there is a threat of punishment if he does not complete the task she instructs him to do. Mrs Tweedy is the higher authority within the movie due to her characterisation and the power she obtains over the other characters. Obedience within this scene is linked with the concepts of threat of punishment and higher authority, which are majorly submerged within the scene.

12:45 - 14:26]]> 2018-11-02 01:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/299642716 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300261137 Throughout the film, Bystander Effect is highly evident when the chickens notice something bad happening and chooses to ignore it and walk away rather than confronting it. This is apparent in the scene where one of the chickens did not produce enough eggs required, so Mr Tweedy (owner of the farm) then grabs to chicken before his wife Mrs Tweedy decapitates the chicken. This can be perceived as aggression as the act was violent and demoralising. Mrs Tweedy performed behaviour that intended to cause physical harm however the purpose was to not primarily harm the chicken,  just killing a them to provide more space for other chickens who can produce more eggs to benefit the farm. This aggression is instrumental aggression as it "refers to an aggressive behaviour intended to achieve a goal." (USLegal, 2018) While the chicken is being decapitated, Ginger and her fellow chickens notice and watch in distress, refusing to confront this act as they are frightened to be harmed. As the chickens are presented within a group, it is psychologically proven that it becomes less likely that one will help if there are a greater number of bystanders.


9:05 - 10:23]]> 2018-11-04 22:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300261137 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300262716 2018-11-04 22:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300262716 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300798121 US Legal, I. (2018). Instrumental Aggression Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.. Definitions.uslegal.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018, from https://definitions.uslegal.com/i/instrumental-aggression/

Obedience (human behavior). (2018). En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 7 November 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obedience_(human_behavior)

McLeod, S. (2018). What is Conformity? | Simply Psychology. Simplypsychology.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018, from https://www.simplypsychology.org/conformity.html

Altruism | Psychology Today Australia. (2018). Psychology Today. Retrieved 9 November 2018, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/basics/altruism

Groupthink and Why We Strive for Consensus. (2018). Verywell Mind. Retrieved 11 November 2018, from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-groupthink-2795213

Grivas John, Carter Linda, 2005, Psychology for South Australia Textbook. ]]> 2018-11-06 02:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/300798121 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302389381 Throughout the film, Chicken Run there are multiple scenes of Alturism. This is exemplified through the community of chickens in the farm, especially the two main protagonists, Rocky and Ginger. Alturism is "acting out of concern for another’s well-being." (Psychology Today, 2018). The scene where alturism is evident is when Ginger is taken to the chicken pie making machine where she will be cooked into a pie. Rocky then goes to the pie machine and rescues her. Rocky was not asked to or bribed to save Ginger, therefore due to his altruistic actions, he was able to save his friend from being killed in the machine. Although, it was evident that Rocky was not bribed or asked, the real reason behind Rocky saving Ginger could potentially be a reciprocal alturism. This is because Ginger helps hide Rocky in the farm as he does not belong there. Ginger only did this if he helps the other chickens fly. Additionally, this scene is alturism but it is unknown whether Rocky rescued Ginger because of reciprocal alturism or because he just felt sympathy for her.

49:59 - 51:19]]> 2018-11-09 01:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302389381 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302949182 Group think is common aspect of social influence and interaction displayed in the scene when the chickens schedule a meeting in which they discuss how they will escape. The concept of group think is described as a "psychological phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group. In many cases, people will set aside their own personal beliefs or adopt the opinion of the rest of the group." (K. Cherry, 2018). Within the scene, Ginger organises a meeting where all of the chickens within the farm attend. Throughout this meeting, Ginger and her friends discuss how they plan to escape to the rest of the chickens, while this is happening, some of the chickens do not agree with Ginger and want to stay in the farm. Ginger then convinces the rest of them to escape so the other chickens then set aside their own opinions in order to conform with the rest of the group. Therefore, the other members had to accept a viewpoint that represented a group consensus even though they did not believe that it was valid or correct.

16:19 - 18:00]]> 2018-11-11 07:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302949182 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302951873 Compliance is evident within the movie, which is majorly demonstrated by the husband and wife who own the farm, Mr and Mrs Tweedy. Within this particular scene, Mr Tweedy is carrying a chicken that has attempted to escape the farm and is then seen by Mrs Tweedy at the front door. Mrs Tweedy is quite frustrated and then says "just deal with it, now!", although Mr Tweedy wants to kill the chicken, he has gave into a request from Mrs Tweedy to just put the chicken in solitary confinement. A major factor that affects Mr Tweedy's compliance is the martial status as they are both husband and wife where the wife is the more dominant individual. Particularly, the stereotype that is most common is the wife is frightened by the husband, however these roles are swapped throughout the movie. (Grivas John, Carter Linda, 2005)

3:14 - 3:57]]> 2018-11-11 08:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/302951873 ecampbel https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/303514023 In conclusion, it is apparent that the concepts of social interaction and influence that was studied in Psychology is evident within the film, Chicken Run. The themes of Bystander Effect, Aggression, Obedience, Conformity, Alturism, Group Think and Compliance are all visible, through the use of multiple powerful scenes. ]]> 2018-11-12 23:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ecampbel/chickenrun/wish/303514023