PPSY1PAC

Self-Reflection Video Assignment

Assignment 1: Self-Reflection Video (12% of final grade)

Due date: See Moodle > PPSY1PAC > Assessments

Relevant SILOs:

1.  Apply an understanding of socio-cultural perspectives of psychology to human behaviour and experiences.

3.  Demonstrate sensitivity and knowledge of diversity in cultural beliefs, practices, and communication styles.

4.  Critically reflect on psychological assessment tools within a socio-cultural context.

5.  Apply ethical guidelines governing appropriate academic conduct.

Rationale:

The sense of self is the foundation of individual psychology—how we function and relate to other people in social situations and subjectively experience life events. Psychologists have studied much about people’s self-concepts in different sociocultural contexts. They found self-concepts are both stable and flexible—shifting from one social context to another. Different methods are available to measure self-concepts. In PPSY1PAC, we will use the Twenty Statement Test (TST; Kuhn & McPartland, 1954) to measure your independent and interdependent (relational and collective) self-orientations. As discussed in Week 2’s lecture, researchers have found implications for strong self-orientation of a particular type. Also, cultural and gender differences have been found in one’s most prominent self-orientation (e.g., Kashima et al., 1995; Markus & Kitayama, 1991). This exercise will increase your awareness of the psychological implications of self-orientation that shape your experiences, including your social relationships and personal goals.

Tasks:

You will be required to submit a self-reflection video (5 minutes max). The Twenty Statement Test (TST) that you will complete in the first tutorial (Week 1) and subsequent discussions of the relevant materials in lectures and tutorials in Weeks 1-3 will facilitate your self-analysis and development of a video. Your presentation must use only one PowerPoint slide, be presented in a professional manner, and be recorded with Zoom. You may use a second PowerPoint slide for your reference list.

General guidelines:

• The presentation will be assessed on both content (80%) and manner (20%). The expectation is a “professional presentation”—how you may present yourself at a job interview. Give some thoughts on the impression of you that you want to achieve.

• The content should include an answer to each question provided in the guideline, which will be discussed in tutorials (Weeks 1-3). The suggested readings listed below will provide you some empirical evidence to support your claims in the video.

• You are encouraged to reflect on yourself in some depth and develop a self-narrative. Your confidentiality will be protected. Regardless, do not feel pressured to share aspects of the self you feel unprepared to share or deal with. It is important that you feel safe in making your video and submitting this as an assignment. This assignment likely gives you a novel opportunity to think about yourself from a new angle.

• The length of your presentation is recommended to be 4-5 minutes (5 minutes max). Any content over 5 minutes will not be marked. Write your pitch before you start recording by using the Self-Reflection Video Worksheet on page 4.

• Although your video is pre-recorded, your presentation will be evaluated as if it were presented live in the classroom. Your marker will not pause or rewind the video. Make sure you present at an appropriate pace to effectively communicate the content.

• Start your Zoom presentation with a video camera. Introduce yourself and the aim of this assignment. Then, share your single PowerPoint slide during the whole presentation. How you use this slide is up to you.

• If you refer to a publication in your presentation, you are expected to include a reference list on an extra slide at the end (formatted according to APA 7th style). Avoid using another author’s words exactly (i.e., a direct quote); use your own expression (i.e., paraphrasing) instead. Reference the source (both in-text citation and in the reference list) if you mention any idea(s) that are not your own. Refer to the APA style. on referencing.

• The Marking Rubric can be found on pages 5-7.

• Submit your video early to allow enough time to resolve any technical issues. Make sure you check your video after submission as what you submit is what we mark. The coordination team is not responsible for any wrong file uploaded by the student.

Suggested readings:

Kashima, E. S., Hardie, E. A., Wakimoto, R., & Kashima, Y. (2011). Culture-and gender-specific implications of relational and collective contexts on spontaneous self-descriptions. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(5), 740-758. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022110362754 (Read introduction and the description of the TST)

Hardie, E., Kashima, E. S., & Pridmore, P. (2005) The Influence of relational, individual and collective self-aspects on stress, uplifts and health. Self and Identity, 4(1), 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13576500444000146 (Read introduction)

Cross, S. E., Hardin, E. E., & Gercek-Swing, B. (2011). The what, how, why, and where of self-construal. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15(2), 142-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868310373752

Markus, H. R., & Kitayama, S. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation. Psychological Review, 98(2), 224-253. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.98.2.224

Submission:

Your Zoom video (.MP4 file) will need to be uploaded to the Moodle Assignment 1 Submission Link

Feedback:

Written feedback is normally available within 3 weeks of the due date.

General information:

• If you have any questions about the assignment, please post them to the Discussion Forum on Moodle. For specific questions, please ask your teacher during class, consultation time, or via email.

• Please refer to the Subject Learning Guide or the Assessment tile on the subject Moodle for:

• Academic integrity

• Extension request and special consideration

• Penalties for late submission

• Refer to https://www.latrobecollegeaustralia.edu.au/about/policies-procedures-forms/

for specific policy.