Introduction to IMRaD
Introduction
Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger talks about the discoveries of a 75-year case study, called the Grant Study, on human happiness. On the Ted stage he explains how what gives long-term fulfillment to people, more than anything else, is connection (2015). Connecting on an intimate level and having meaningful relationships is essential to having a significant life and being human. Some research suggests that this connection that we all seek is more accessible to better looking people.
Social exchange theory is an idea conceived by George Homons, that suggests that most relationships are continued based on a weighing of costs and benefits (Cherry, 2015). If a cost is very high and the benefits appear to be low, then we may cut that relationship off, or make some sort of change. The prisoner’s dilemma is a concept of social exchange theory that applies to when people first meet each other. With the choice of either co-operating or defecting, people can redeem the benefit of connection if both parties co-operate but risk embarrassment if the other party defects. If both parties defect, then both parties avoid embarrassment but lose out on a possible connection. But before an interaction even occurs, both parties have to buy into that. Research suggests that people who are physically attractive are perceived to have contain socially desired characteristic traits (https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_wj10.1111%2Fj.1559-1816.1997.tb00641.x&context=PC&vid=01IOWA&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,physical%20attractiveness%20and%20opportunity&facet=tlevel,include,peer_reviewed&facet=tlevel,include,online_resources&offset=0). So, whenever a social interaction occurs, people who are attractive are perceived to be more desirable, and are thus more likely to connect with people.
Although much research has been conducted on the idea that attractiveness increases our likelihood to connect with other people. A gap still exists as to how this idea translates to college-age students.
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Archie,
ReplyDeleteI thought your introduction over all was well written. You had good, concrete information, and a source to back it up as well as good citations. I think I understood the overall topic but I would make sure you state your topic sentence and your research questions/hypothesis. You did a good you at also identifying the research gap. You had a lot of strong facts and a bias stance. I thought your language was clear and concise making it easy to read and understand.