Which of the Big 5 Personality Traits is most influential in intimate relationships?
Negative Emotionality
Less Impactful: Open-mindedness
Is studying speed dating a experimental tactic?
Yes!
-Another example is Some also use a portable audio recorder that randomly goes off throughout the day
What is a convenience sample vs. a representative sample?
Convenience Sample: Anyone who is readily available
Representative Sample: Participants who resemble the entire population if people who are of interest
What is volunteer bias?
Of those invited, people who agree to participate in research studies may differ from those who refuse
What are correlational designs?
Correlational designs study naturally occurring variables to find associations between them
Positive: Increases in one variable are associated with increase in the other
Negative: Increases in one variable are associated with decrease in the other
What is the difference between correlational vs. experimental design?
Experimental Designs manipulate events to delineate the causal connections between them while correlation tells us that two variables are related but not how
What is the main problem with the correlational design?
Cannot establish causality (Experimental design can)
What are the limitations of self-report?
-Participants interpretations of questions may vary
-peoples memories are not accurate
-people may or may not be willing to tell the truth
What is social desirability bias?
People may be reluctant to report anything that makes them look bad
What is a ecological momentary assessment?
uses short, intermittent periods of observation to capture samples of behaviour that occur over longer periods of time
What are archival materials?
Inspection of personal documents, such as photographs, diaries, public records
What is ecological momentary assessment?
Uses short, intermittent periods of observations to capture samples of behaviour that occur over long periods of time
Why is measuring physiological measures might be an advantage?
People can not consciously control these
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Module 2: intro/ influence of culture, need for intimacy13
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Module 3: Attachment Styles9
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Module 4: Research Methods13
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Module 5: Attraction16
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Module 6: Attraction7
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Module 7: Social Cognition26
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Remember!!2
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Module 8: Communications0
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Module 9: Communication0
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Module 10: Communications and interdependency0
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Module 11: Interdependency and friendship0
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Module 12: Love0
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Module 13: Stresses and Strains21
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Module 14: Stresses and Strains11
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Module 15: Conflict30
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Module 16: Dissolution and Loss23
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Module 17: Dissolution and loss and maintenance and repairing21
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Module 18: Maintenance and Repairing10
