tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post6432134822773295303..comments2024-03-27T03:22:41.073-07:00Comments on Psych Your Mind: Psychology at the (Home) Movies: HBO’s The WireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-32771472593136699012014-08-08T07:56:06.050-07:002014-08-08T07:56:06.050-07:00Yes! Great memory Roger, and thanks for reading!Yes! Great memory Roger, and thanks for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-4460155423760792792014-08-07T12:56:00.272-07:002014-08-07T12:56:00.272-07:00The scene where Bunk extracts a confession with a ...The scene where Bunk extracts a confession with a fake lie detector made out of a copier and some wire illustrates the bogus pipeline technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6tu3Q9JmoRoger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-35074262960412396272014-08-07T05:19:34.662-07:002014-08-07T05:19:34.662-07:00Great points all around! Thanks for reading. Great points all around! Thanks for reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-88224153868827788172014-08-07T03:12:19.013-07:002014-08-07T03:12:19.013-07:00Great read, and this is coming from a fan of The W...Great read, and this is coming from a fan of The Wire ! Another fascinating point is the depiction of the effects of poverty on individual's decision making processes: as a young aspiring scholar in this field of research, I loved how vividly the show portrayed the struggles of low-income populations.<br /><br />First, the struggles of Bubbles tell us more about drug addiction: it also tells us about self-control and ego depletion, temptation goods and avoidance strategies, commitment mechanisms, peer pressure...<br /><br />Second, the story of Dukie, as heartbreaking as it is, is an amazing depiction of how lack of opportunity, a violent environement and a lack of perceived control over one's life can lead to a state of learned helplessness. This theme is also present in Dennis' story: after seeing how hard it can be to survive in the ghetto without turning to self-destructive violence, he decided to start a boxing club so that youngsters could turn this violence into something they could be proud of.<br /><br />Finally, I believe that other scholars in organizational behavior would have a lot to say about the dynamics of groups and institutions depicted in The Wire. Quentin Andréhttps://twitter.com/andre_quentinnoreply@blogger.com