Soc3332: What predicts cheating?

Your Theory of Cheating Behavior – Is it just personal or scientific?

Post your detailed theory of cheating behaviors in monogamous, close romantic relationships (or infidelity within marriage).

Stay objective as you would in a Scientific Study.Do not include your or another individual’s personal experiences.

Utilize the Scientific Process of Observation, Theory Development, Specific Hypotheses, and Hypothesis Testing.

In other words,

Describe what is cheating.

What predicts cheating?

What are the underlying theoretical causes or conditions that promote cheating?

How cheating behaviors can be changed or controlled?

Include in your post

Is your theory scientific?

If so, specifically how can you test and confirm your theory?

If not, explain why and be specific.

Required Resources Week 2

Theory in Applied Social Psychology

Readings

Chapter 2 in your eText

Article at computerworld.com: Social Media Addiction Bigger Problem Than You Think (Links to an external site.)

Article at the British Psychological Society website: Methods:Evaluating Explanatory Theories (Links to an external site.)

Videos

YouTube Video:Esther Perel – This is how you stop your partner from cheating(Links to an external site.)

TED talk on YouTube:Esther Perel – TedTalk Rethinking Infidelity(Links to an external site.)

Research Methods

Readings

Chapter 3 in your eText

Article at sciencedaily.com: Science in the News social media 1 in 5 lose sleep (Links to an external site.)

Article at the Washington Post: The Power of Good Research – Twitter Bot Combats Racism (Links to an external site.)

Post on the Psychology Community Blog at community.macmillan.com:A Twitter Experiment (Links to an external site.)

Article at verywellmind.com: Social Psychology Research Methods (Links to an external site.)

Article at verywellmind.com: The Scientific Method and Psychology Research (Links to an external site.)

Article at verywellmind.com: How the Experimental Method Works in Psychology (Links to an external site.)

Article at allpsych.com: Replication in Research Methods (Links to an external site.)

Press Release from APA.org:The Problem with being Pretty (Links to an external site.)

 (Links to an external site.)Article within Press Release from APA.org:Perceive Entitle Cause Discrimination Against Attractive Candidates in the Domain of Relatively Less Desirable Jobs (Links to an external site.)

Article from Berkeley Library Online Resources:Anticipated Dissatisfaction Causes Discrimination Against Attractive Candidates

Videos

YouTube video from KStateLibraries: How to Develop a Good Research Topic (Links to an external site.)

TEDx Talk by Sean Talamas on YouTube: Blinded by Beauty

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