Self-presentation is described as “the process through which we try to control the impressions people form of us” (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2015, p. 49). In A Philosophical Introduction To Social Psychology, we see that the Scientific Method involves “stating the problem, formulating a hypothesis, designing an experiment, making observations, interpreting data and drawing conclusions” (PowerPoint). The first construct that I will be examining is self-presenting using the scientific method and assumptions of metaphysical naturalism. In Explanatory Perspectives for Social Behavior, naturalism is described as “characterizing our world as the result of undirected process, lacking purpose or intended meaning, ex. survival oriented” (PowerPoint). The problem for this construct will be ‘does self-presentation cause marriages to end in divorce’? The hypothesis for this problem is that ‘self-presentation does not cause divorce’. For this study fifty randomly selected couples will be evaluated by questionnaires that focus on how healthy
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Looking at this construct through theism one is “looking at behaviors and mental processes of persons as understood in Christian texts and traditions of interpretation” (Johnson, 2010, p. 87). The problem for this construct will be ‘ways self-presenting causes divorces’. The hypothesis for this problem will be ‘self-presentation does cause marriages to end in divorce’. Once again this study will consist of fifty randomly selected couples who are evaluated by questionnaires and in-person interviews over a five year period. The data shows that couples fight more when they are not able to be who they really are. From the data collected it is concluded that people who self-present in their marriages end up becoming someone they are not leading to more
Looking at this construct through theism one is “looking at behaviors and mental processes of persons as understood in Christian texts and traditions of interpretation” (Johnson, 2010, p. 87). The problem for this construct will be ‘ways self-presenting causes divorces’. The hypothesis for this problem will be ‘self-presentation does cause marriages to end in divorce’. Once again this study will consist of fifty randomly selected couples who are evaluated by questionnaires and in-person interviews over a five year period. The data shows that couples fight more when they are not able to be who they really are. From the data collected it is concluded that people who self-present in their marriages end up becoming someone they are not leading to more