SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,

BUILDING AND DESIGN

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Session:

Monday 8am-10am

Module:

Social Psychology (PSY30203)

Lecturer:

Mr. Shankar Thiruchelvam

Group Members: Adele Lu Khai Syn (0323151)

Calvin Wong Kim Ming (0323642)
Tey Cheng Fern (03239412)
Yeoh Sin Yuen (0323737)
Submission Date: 1st February 2016

Acknowledgement
First of all, we would like to thank our Social
Psychology lecturer, Mr. Shankar for his continuous
guidance throughout the whole semester. We
learned the objective of our assignment and the
concepts within the chapters from his teachings.
We also would like to thank everyone that has
been helping us throughout the whole video
shooting, to our team members, cameraman, and
classmates for giving their full support, scarifying
their time and also cooperating to make this video
well organized.

Table of Content
Topic

Page

Cover page
Acknowledgement
Table of Content
Introduction
Method
Procedure
Discussion
Plot
Script
Concepts
References

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2
3
4
5
6
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9-11
12-13
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Introduction
In this assignment, we are required to create a
video clip that requires at least 5 different concepts
that we have learnt throughout the whole semester
in Social Psychology. We are also required to write
a report based on the short video and to present
the short video during class. We are divided into
groups of four, which includes Adele Lu, Calvin
Wong, Tey Cheng Fern and Yeoh Sin Yuen. After a
short discussion and 4 meetings, we have decided
to create a short film named Smoking Kills. This
short film is about a guy losing his good friend
because of smoking, involving love ones having
hard time taking in those incident and eventually
changing some of their life style but still being
judge by others at the end. After much research
and analysis for our scripts, the concepts that are
used in this short film are social influence,
confirmation bias, post decision dissonance,
upward counterfactual thinking and stereotyping.
Lastly, we hope that this video will allow students
to relate about the concepts in social psychology
for their everyday life.

Method
Apparatus & Material Used
1. Panasonic Lumix Digital Camera
2. Headphones
3. Cigarettes
4. Notebook
5. Software: Movie Maker

Procedure
All of us each agreed to come out with a story
and post the story in our whatsapp group chat.
After that, we voted for the story we think it is the
best to explain the different concepts. Finally, we
decided to choose Calvin Wongs story. His story is
about a guy who lost his good friend because of
hard-core smoking causing him to lose his life from
heart attack and lung failure.
After deciding on Calvin Wongs story, we
discussed about the theories and concepts that can
be included in the video. Adele then wrote the
script of the video and the next day, we started
filming. We decided to film the whole video within
Taylors University Lakeside Campus because all of
our members have transportation problems and
the only suitable way is we meet up in campus.
The day we started filming, Calvin gave a
short brief about his story and the roles that each
of us will be acting on. We used one day to film this
video and about 4 hours to finish shooting the
whole video scenes.
Lastly, last video editing is done by Adele and
Cheng Fern, using the video editing software,
Movie Maker. We divided the report that we needed
to do into different parts for each member to
complete so it can be done as soon as possible
before the submission date.
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Discussion
17th January 2016

Every one of us came up with a story and we voted

for the best story to work on. After that, Adele
created the script and Calvin was in charge of the
location and props. Then, we gathered all our data
about the concepts in the story.

24th January 2016

Calvin gave a short brief about the story and we

memories our own scripts for our own roles. After
that we started filming from 2pm till 6pm.

30th January 2016

Adele and Cheng Fern finished editing the final

video. Calvin was in charge of the compilation of
the report and Sin Yuen did the slides for our
presentation.

Plot
Calvin and his friends were having a normal
gathering at a restaurant in Taylors University. They
are semester 2 students for the Foundation in Natural
and Built Environment. One of his friends gave him
cigarettes and asks him to try on it. At first Calvin
rejected his friends but lastly he still could not resist
and took the cigarette to have a try.
The next day, one of Calvins classmates, Adele
saw him smoking. Then she decided to meet up with
him and have a talk. When Adele confronted Calvin for
his wrong beings Calvin immediately replied angrily
saying that it was none of her business! Adele tried to
say some of the bad effects that cigarette will cause
him bad health but he keeps on denying it.
One evening, Calvins good friend Alex was
having a casual date with his girlfriend Sin Yuen. Alex
suddenly passed out on the floor and was sent to the
hospital. At the hospital Sin Yuen heard about the bad
news and informed Calvin about it. When Calvin knew
about it, he was very sad. This incident hit Calvin hard
and he decided to stop smoking, in honour of his
friend Alex.
Calvin still has his lunch with his circle of friends.
He goes out with them but he does not smoke
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anymore. His classmates stereotype him as he still

mingles with the group of people, but actually he
changed a new leaf and started to live a better life. He
did not even care of what others say but him being
himself.

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Script
CHARACTER LIST:
Calvin- as Calvin, the smoker
Adele- as Adele, Calvins friend
C.Y- as Alex, Calvins close friend
Sin Yuen- as Sin Yuen, Alexs girlfriend
Cheng Fern- as Cheng Fern, Calvins class mate
Zachary- as Zachary, Calvins smoking buddy

SCENE 1
CALVIN AND HIS FRIENDS ARE HAVING A NORMAL
GATHERING AT A RESTAURANT
Zachary: Hey Calvin, I just bought some cigarette,
you want to try some??
Calvin: No, No, No, I dont smoke, I dont smoke
Zachary: Why??
Calvin: No, I dont smoke
Zachary: But teenagers now a day all smokes. Why
dont yo want to try??
Friends: Just try, Steady man
Calvin: Ok, ok, I want to try one
Zachary: Its your first time right??
Calvin: Ya
SCENE 2
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AT STARBUCKS, ADELE AND CALVIN MET UP.

Adele: Hey why are you still smoking?
Calvin: Why? None of your business man.
Adele: Smoking is not good for health!
Calvin: No, smoking can release stress
Adele: Later you will have lung cancer how?
Calvin: Not that easy, now a day people seem to be
very healthy.
Adele: Later your teeth will become brown how?
Calvin: I brush my teeth everyday 2 times.
Adele: You will get old very easily!
Calvin: I am still young, only 20 years old.
Adele: If like that I dont want to care about you
anymore!
Calvin: You go then.
SCENE 3
IN A PARK, ALEX AND SIN YUEN WAS HAVING A
DATE.
ALEX SUDDENLY PASSED OUT AND WAS SENT TO
THE HOSPITAL.

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SCENE 4
A RANDOM CALL FROM ALEXS GIRLFRIEND (SIN
YUEN)
Calvin: Hello?
Sin Yuen: Sorry I need to tell you a bad new that
your friend Alex has passed away because of heart
attack from a lung failure.
SCENE 5
SIN YUEN THINKING ABOUT LIFE ALONE IN A QUIET
PLACE
Sin Yuen: After that day he asked me to be his
girlfriend I decided to accept him in my life. We
always had a really good time when we are
together until he started hardcore smoking. Every
day he will at least take a box of cigarette to
smoke. I should not have accepted him until he
quit smoking.
SCENE 6
AT CALVINS ROOM, HE IS BLAMING HIMSELF FOR
ALEXS DEATH
Calvin: If only I advice Alex to quit smoking maybe
he wont pass away so young.
SCENE 7
WHILE IN A RESTAURANT HAVING LUNCH, SOME OF
CALVINS CLASSMATES WHERE THERE TO JUDGE
HIM
Friends: You see him..
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Concepts
1. Social Influence
Definition: The process by which ones
thoughts and actions are affected by other
people or groups.
In the scene: Calvin got persuaded by his
friends and started to try smoking.
2. Confirmation Bias
Definition: Refers to the tendency to
selectively search for information that
confirms our beliefs and disregard the data
refute our beliefs.
In the scene: Adele tries to let Calvin know the
about the bad effects of smoking, but Calvin
refuse to accept what Adele said and keep on
opposing them.
3. Post Decision Dissonance
Definition: A form of regret, a worry that
perhaps we didnt make the best choice.
In the scene: Alex passed away because of
heart attack from lung failure. Sin Yuen
regretted that she did not stop Alex from
smoking since she is his girlfriend.
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4. Upward Counterfactual Thinking

Definition: Imagining different outcomes for an
event that has already occurred, consider how
their predicament could have been betterr
after an unfortunate event.
In the scene: Calvin thinks that if only he had
stopped Alex from smoking, he will still be
alive and will live longer.
5. Stereotyping
Definition: Judge a group of people according
the schema apply generalized information to
an individual based on the group to which he
or she belongs.
In the scene: The girls classmates stereotyped
Calvin as a smoker when he mingles with the
gang that usually smokes. Although he already
did gave up on smoking.

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References
- 03 Social Cognition: Thinking About the

Social World. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30,

2016, from
http://thethinkspot.com/socialpsychology_1/
chapters/3

- 06 Attitudes: Making Evaluations About the

World. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2016,
from
http://thethinkspot.com/socialpsychology_1/
chapters/6

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