Mean Girls Research Paper
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Mrs. Rosen
AP Psychology
May 23, 2014
Mean Girls Paper
Cady Heron moves to a new home from the Africa. She goes to a new school where she meets Janis and Damian. Her new friends warn her to stay away from the “Plastics”, a group of girls who are popular and cruel. Their group is headed by, Regina George with Gretchen and Karen. When Cady sees
Aaron Samuels, she falls in love. When Regina discovers this, she seeks revenge by getting back with
Aaron and dangling him in front of her. Then, Cady, Janis, and Damian plot to bring Regina's status down. However, as Cady continues to spend more time with the Plastics, she begins to become one of them. Cady satisfies the first two hierarchies of needs, ‘Physiological and Safety’ by living in a loving and …show more content…
Cady works to fill the ‘Love/Belonging’ in the start of the movie by becoming friends with Janis and Damian and the
“Plastics”. Cady fills the ‘Esteem’ level by having confidence when the “Plastics” accept her and when she becomes popular. Cady fills the last stage, ‘Selfactualization’ by owning up to what she has done
(the burn book) and accepting the consequences.
Cady is constantly motivated by intrinsic and extrinsic motivations throughout the movie. She is intrinsically motivated to try and fit in and she does anything possible to do so. She becomes friends with people she shouldn’t and she unconsciously morphs into one of the “Plastics”. Some extrinsic motivations she has, to fit in are, looking good to others. She changes her clothes and tries to get Aaron
Samuels as her boyfriend. These motivators contribute to her success by getting her to be popular and fit in.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been use when I picked my college. I when choosing my college I made sure there was plenty of food options for me a well as a comfortable place to sleep. This filled the
‘Physiological’ level of Maslow’s hierarchy. Next, I made sure the school I picked had a blue
Mrs. Rosen
AP Psychology
May 23, 2014
Mean Girls Paper
Cady Heron moves to a new home from the Africa. She goes to a new school where she meets Janis and Damian. Her new friends warn her to stay away from the “Plastics”, a group of girls who are popular and cruel. Their group is headed by, Regina George with Gretchen and Karen. When Cady sees
Aaron Samuels, she falls in love. When Regina discovers this, she seeks revenge by getting back with
Aaron and dangling him in front of her. Then, Cady, Janis, and Damian plot to bring Regina's status down. However, as Cady continues to spend more time with the Plastics, she begins to become one of them. Cady satisfies the first two hierarchies of needs, ‘Physiological and Safety’ by living in a loving and …show more content…
Cady works to fill the ‘Love/Belonging’ in the start of the movie by becoming friends with Janis and Damian and the
“Plastics”. Cady fills the ‘Esteem’ level by having confidence when the “Plastics” accept her and when she becomes popular. Cady fills the last stage, ‘Selfactualization’ by owning up to what she has done
(the burn book) and accepting the consequences.
Cady is constantly motivated by intrinsic and extrinsic motivations throughout the movie. She is intrinsically motivated to try and fit in and she does anything possible to do so. She becomes friends with people she shouldn’t and she unconsciously morphs into one of the “Plastics”. Some extrinsic motivations she has, to fit in are, looking good to others. She changes her clothes and tries to get Aaron
Samuels as her boyfriend. These motivators contribute to her success by getting her to be popular and fit in.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been use when I picked my college. I when choosing my college I made sure there was plenty of food options for me a well as a comfortable place to sleep. This filled the
‘Physiological’ level of Maslow’s hierarchy. Next, I made sure the school I picked had a blue