Question 5: For each movie, give three (3) reasons why the main character committed those perceptual errors.
Catch me if you can
This is the greatest film ever in history as this film is actually adapted from the true story. We only imagine that someday we wish to be somebody else and we can do what ever we like in this world. But the reality is, most of us don’t have any guts to do that especially to forge any cheque in order to earn some money. But there is one person that did all of that in real life. Not in the movie, but in real life indeed. Shockingly, this person, by the name of Frank Abagnale Jr. has some persona to be in various characters that he likes to be. Not only is to be in that character, but to live in as the character is truly exists. Our group reckons that everybody will admire by his confident and charm. The key to his success is that he is actually a sweet talker and he has the ability to attract people’s attention. But the thing is why this sweet person committed those perceptual errors? First of all, at the beginning of this movie, he pretends to be severely sick at the jail located in France. The main point why he did that is to grab Carl Hanratty’s and polices’ attention. Carl is an FBI agent that comes all the way from US to bring him back to the state. Quietly, he disappears from his bed at the sick bay when Carl and the police had some argument. He commits the perceptual errors of first impression as Carl and the police truly believe that he is indeed severely sick. He uses that perceptual error to escape from the jail but the attempt fails. Secondly, he committed perceptual error of first impression when he poses as a new substitute teacher in his French class. As a new student at the public school, there is a boy that bullies him before he enters the class. He wants that boy to get pay of what he has done to him. So he poses as a new substitute teacher. It turns that all of his classmate believe that he is the real substitute teacher based on his appearance, his style and the confident level that he showed. Lastly, he committed those perceptual errors to convince Carl that he is not the real culprit when he poses as an LAPD investigator. His impersonation was convincing because he does it quite well. He told Carl that he wants to transfer those evidences and gain Carl’s trust using his wallet. Carl was fool by his little game and didn’t expect that he is actually facing with the real culprit. He manages to escape himself using that trick. A perceptual error of first impression is involved as Carl’s assumption lead to errors in his assessment of Frank Abagnale.
The devil wears Prada
This captivating movie is about a journalist want to be who lands the magazine job “a million girls would kill for” junior personal assistant to icy editor in chief Miranda Priestly. Miranda chose her because of her brain over her style. She’s bored with the previous assistants that she’s hired. Literally they have the look but not the brain. At first, she fits poorly among the gossipy fashionistas who make up the magazine staff because of her lack of fashion knowledge. They always look down towards her and critique her style. Through this movie, the main character, Andy also committed perceptual errors in her daily life. So, what is the reason of she’s doing that? Initially, she wants to prove to every body that she indeed can do the job by Miranda. The job that can only be handled by a certain people. At first, her co-worker Emily Charlton didn’t believe in her, the unstylish person that happen to work in the fashion industry can go higher in her career. Perceptual error of first impression involved in this situation. Secondly, Andrea gradually change her style by the help of Nigel, an art director to prove that she also can be in that industry and can succeed like everyone else. She committed perceptual error of stereotyping as she sees that this fashion industry only work with the person who poses the style and fashion knowledge. Lastly, she also committed perceptual error of stereotyping as we can saw it when she is in the working mode versus with her boyfriend and her friends mode. At working place he stereotype that once you enter this fashion industry, you must poses some attribute to adapt. When she is with her boyfriend and friends, she think that she also need to fill some attribute to adapt.
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