PSY327H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scale-Invariant Feature Transform, Married People, Abusive Power And Control
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Relationship research as a science: relationship science: a basic understanding of research methods is critical to consuming relationship science responsibly. No single method or technique will be able to provide indisputable answers to relationship research questions. Two types of questions: description questions: seek to describe events as they naturally occur. College students survey of interviewing why they were engaging in sex: explanation/prediction questions: establish connections between events that determine which causes have what consequences. College students study reporting their reasons for having sex for 14 consecutive days usi(cid:374)g the (cid:862)dail(cid:455) diar(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:373)ethod. On days that people reported having sex for showing love/intimacy for their partner; more positive emotions and relationship satisfaction. On days when sex was happening in order to avoid conflict and avoiding losing partner; more negative emotions were felt and lesser relationship satisfaction. Self-report measures: involve measuring fixed or open-ended questions.
