On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:46:37 -0800, Rick Froman wrote: >>What are your favorite psych testing-related movie clips?
How about: (1) When Jack Nicholson/R.P. McMurphy is being evaluated by three psychiatrists at the beginning of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". I believe that they use the "Proverbs Test" which McMurphy manages to finesse. (2) Bill Murray/Peter Venkman doing psychic testing at the beginning of "Ghostbusters" (3) It has been a while since I've seen "Charly" (based on the short story/novel "Flowers for Algernon") but I think that they have some testing scenes in that film. see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062794/ The imdb.com website has rumors that Will Smith may star in a re-make. (4) Malcom McDowell/Alex's testing at the end of Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" ("No thanks, ma'am, no time for the old in and out, I'm just here to read the meter!") (5) In "Forrest Gump", Forrest's mother (Sally Field) is given Forrest's IQ testing results and she emphasizes that she is willing to do anything to get Forrest into a "mainstream" class. (6) My memory fails me but isn't there at least one testing scence in Christopher Nolan's "Memento"? Some additional resources to consider: (A) Danny Wedding has a couple of books on movies in psychology. A search with his name on either books.google.com and/or www.amazon.com which turn these up. (B) The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) originated something once called the "Psychological Cinema Register" which is now a part of a larger collection of films that it makes available. See: http://mediasales.psu.edu/about.html Searching for "psychological testing" turns up a couple of hits. Other movies and video might be of interest in other courses. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
