Stage 1 Psychology

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications task

Emotions Inside Out Analysis
Purpose

This assignment allows you to:

Explain the factors that cause differences in attitudes and behaviour between people in different
contexts.
Apply relevant psychological principles by analysing and presenting a range of points of view, giving
examples of the thinking and reasoning behind them.
Evaluate and organise psychological information effectively to demonstrate understanding of key ideas

Description of Assessment

Inside Out is a 2015 film following 11 year old Riley Anderson as she makes the move with her parents
from Minnesota to San Francisco. Rileys thoughts and behaviour are guided by her emotions that live in
her Headquarters, the control centre of Rileys mind. But as Riley tries to adjust to the move, the 5
emotions; Fear, Disgust, Anger, Sadness and Joy, struggle to agree as to how to navigate the challenges
she now faces.

Inside out was met with critical acclaim and praise for its symbolic and powerful representation of the
workings of a young mind and the complexities of emotions and personality during youth. Your task is to:

Watch Inside Out (it is available on ClickView or USB)

Write a response to the following;

1. Design another emotion that could be present in Rileys Headquarters. Base this emotion on
Plutchiks Emotion Wheel (can be primary or secondary). Why is this emotion important; what role
does this emotion play for Riley?
2. Using the three components of emotion (subjective feelings/cognition, expressive behaviour and
physiological arousal) describe the emotions traits, behaviours, beliefs and appearance. Compare
this to the components of another emotion in Rileys Headquarters (Fear, Disgust, Anger, Sadness
and Joy).
o Remember to consider:
Personal experiences, reasoning and beliefs
Knowledge, understanding of the scenario
Non-verbal expression; Facial expressions, body language and gestures
Verbal expression; Language use, tone
3. Describe a scenario where Riley would be controlled by your chosen emotion.
o Explain how Rileys experience would be influenced by your chosen emotion using the
James-Lange, Cannon-Bard and Schacter-Singer theories of emotion.
o Describe this experience using the four levels of explanation.
o How could another emotion within Riley help to resolve this
issue?

Assessment Conditions

You may present your response as a word processed /written report,

or as an oral presentation (class/multimedia/recorded video). You will
have one single and a double lesson to work on this in class (with
access to laptops). You will also have a week of homework time.

Your response should be no longer than 800 words (presentation

equivalent is a maximum of 4 minutes). This assessment is worth
10% of your overall grade. Remember to reference any sources
you use correctly in a bibliography.
Performance Standards for Stage 1 Psychology
Task Area: Assessment Design Criteria: A B C D E

Analysis and Evaluation Systematically analyses and Analyses and evaluates Analyses psychological Identifies psychological Minimal analyse of
evaluates evidence to evidence to formulate evidence to formulate some evidence and attempts to psychological evidence to
Using theories AE3: Analyses and evaluates formulate logical and highly relevant conclusions using conclusions. Uses some reach conclusions. reach conclusions.
of emotion and psychological evidence to relevant conclusions using psychological frameworks. psychological frameworks.
four levels of formulate relevant psychological frameworks.
explanation in a conclusions.
scenario.

Describing the AE1: Uses analytical skills to Uses perceptive and thorough Uses thorough analytical Uses analytical skills to Identifies the behaviour of Limited examination of the
examine the behaviour of analytical skills to examine skills to examine the examine the behaviour of individuals and groups. behaviour of individuals.
influence of
individuals and groups of and analyse the behaviour of behaviour of individuals and people in different contexts.
your emotion people in different contexts individuals and groups of groups of people in different
on Riley and people in different contexts. contexts.
her behaviour

Knowledge and Uses knowledge of Uses knowledge of Uses knowledge of Attempts to use knowledge of Minimal use of psychology to
psychology logically to psychology logically to show psychology to understand and psychology to explain explain behaviours.
Describing your Understanding
demonstrate a high level of sound understanding. explain behaviours. behaviours.
emotion using KU2: Uses knowledge of understanding.
the three psychology to understand and
components explain behaviours.
(subjective,
behavioural,
physiological)

Application Uses a wide range of Uses appropriate Uses appropriate Attempts to use some Minimal use of psychological
appropriate psychological psychological terms psychological terms. psychological terms. terms.
Applying terms highly effectively. effectively.
A2: Uses appropriate
Psychological psychological terms.
Terminology

Investigation Clearly understands and Understands and presents Adequately understands and Attempts to understand and Limited understanding and
consistently presents well- well-organised, ethical uses some organised use organised research use of research practices.
Response I3: Understands and uses organised, ethical research. research. Acknowledges all research practices. practices. Little effort is made Sources are not
well-organised, ethical Acknowledges all sources sources. Acknowledges sources. to acknowledge sources. acknowledged.
Organisation research practices. thoroughly and correctly.
Acknowledging
Sources