SASB goes Hollywood: Teaching personality theories through movies

In this article eve describe a technique for teaching personality theories to undergraduate psychology students. The method shows students segments fr om feature films that illustrate key concepts and uses the Structural Analy sis of Social Behavior (SASB; Benjamin, 1994) model to focus attention on i nteractional behavior. We present qualitative and quantitative data support ing the utility of this teaching technique and suggest it can be successful ly applied in introductory psychology as well as upper division courses (e. g., abnormal psychology, child development, theories of personality).