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Research Proposal: The Effects of Love and Heartbreak Between Men and Women

Research Proposal: The Effects of Love and Heartbreak Between Men and Women. Jennifer Melekwe Grand Canyon University- PSY 550 05/31/2018. Introduction. Problem Under Study: Does love and heartbreak effect men and women?

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Research Proposal: The Effects of Love and Heartbreak Between Men and Women

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  1. Research Proposal: The Effects of Love and Heartbreak Between Men and Women Jennifer Melekwe Grand Canyon University- PSY 550 05/31/2018

  2. Introduction • Problem Under Study: • Does love and heartbreak effect men and women? • What are the effects that could possibly come about with eh experiment? • How do people categorize love?

  3. Introduction Cont. • Relevant Research: • People seem to experience two quite different forms of love- passionate love and companionate love.” (Hartfield & Walster, 1978) • “The motivations associated with this passionate form of love are also related to various cognitions associated with this state, cognitions which help facilitate long-term relationship maintenance and may include feelings of emotional dependency, security and comfort, commitment, and reduced levels of anxiety” (Fisher, 1998).

  4. Hypothesis • Null Hypothesis: There is no difference between men and women experiencing love and heartbreak. • Alternative Hypothesis: Men and women that experience love and heartbreak with be effected physically or psychologically.

  5. Methodology • Participants: Random sample of 40 participants ranging from the ages of 18-31, in college for either undergraduate or graduate school. • Materials: • Pen • Survey • Quite area

  6. Methodology • Design: Correlation Study • No IV and DV • Procedure: • Randomly gave surveys out to participants • Participants sit in a quite area • Data collected and compsed into a graph • Results are read and discussed

  7. Results • Correlation test • Alpha level:∝= 0.05 • Degrees of freedom: 38

  8. Discussion • Ethical Concerns: • Informed consent Form • Debriefing Statement • Limitations of the study: • Married and not married men and women • Biasness

  9. Appendix

  10. Appendix • Figure 1(Survey) • Please see research proposal paper as it does not fit on slide.

  11. References • Baumeister, R. F., Wotman, S. R., & Stillwell, A. M. (1993). Unrequited love: On heartbreak, anger, guilt, scriptlessness, and humiliation. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 64(3), 377-394. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.64.3.377 • Fuchs, C., Schreier, M., & van Osselaer, S. J. (2015). The Handmade Effect: What's Love Got to Do with It?. Journal Of Marketing, 79(2), 98-110. doi:10.1509/jm.14.0018 • Hartfield, E., and Walster, G.W. (1978) A New Look at Love. Reading, Mass: Addison Wesley. • Ring, C., Liu, X., & Brener, J. (1994). Cardiac stimulus intensity and heartbreak detection: Effects of tilt-induced changes in stroke volume. Psychophysiology, 31(6), 553-564. • Wlodarski, R., & Dunbar, R. M. (2014). The effects of romantic love on mentalizing abilities. Review Of General Psychology, 18(4), 313-321. doi:10.1037/gpr0000020

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