Spend your time comparing and contrasting, not describing individual theories. Aim for 600 words
May 29th, 2022
social penetration, expectancy violations, and uncertainty reduction. All are objective theories in the socio-psychological tradition and thus make claims to social-scientific rigor.
Let’s see how they stack up. In this essay use the criteria that Griffin argues on pages 25-29 make for a “good” objective theory to compare and contrast how these three meet – or fail to meet – each criteria.
- Prediction of future events
- Explanation of the data
- Relative simplicity
- Hypotheses that can be tested
- Practical utility
- Quantitative research
Spend your time comparing and contrasting, not describing individual theories. Aim for 600 words