1. Jennifer Melekwe Grand Canyon University- PSY 550 05/31/2018
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?
Love is such a strong and powerful word. To so many people it can have multiple means and desires especially for men and women because both individuals think differently about certain situations. Love and heartbreak effects men and women in different ways then it would for one another. It is finding the trigger and coping skills that can help men and women over come heartbreaks without having to go through depression, eating disorders, and more.

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).
Anything that anyone is motivated or passionate about will have a lot of impact when it comes to cognitive function. Biological drivers are normally fundamental drives that effect human behaviors in the most psychological need of a man or women. Such as a motivation that is brought about by deprivation from a source of love.

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 Procedure: No IV and DV
Randomly gave surveys out to participants
Participants sit in a quite area
Data collected and compsed into a graph
Results are read and discussed
There is no independent variable and dependent variable in a correlation study because there is not cause and effect. Which can sometimes make the experiment a little bit difficult.
By randomly sampling the participants will help eliminate as much biasness as possible. The researchers want as much of accuracy as possible.

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

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

9. Appendix
Chart 1 is a graph that represents all the data that was collected from the 40 participants. With 20 being males and the other 20 being females.

10. Appendix Figure 1(Survey)
Please see research proposal paper as it does not fit on slide.
Figure 1 represented the survey that the researchers created for the experiment. The survey consisted of eight questions ranging from written answer to circle or a check mark.

11. References
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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), doi: /jm
Hartfield, E., and Walster, G.W. (1978) A New Look at Love. Reading, Mass: Addison Wesley.
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Wlodarski, R., & Dunbar, R. M. (2014). The effects of romantic love on mentalizing abilities. Review Of General Psychology, 18(4), doi: /gpr