Stellify
StarChild
So...I'm currently taking a Quantitative Research Design class for my Psych. major. Part of the class is learning how to operationalize different ideas. One of the more interesting subjects (at least I think it is) that's come up is the idea of quantifying/operationalizing "love" so that it could be studied and measured in experiments.
How would you operationalize love? :hearts:
In other words, what basic, measurable elements would you break love down into? The things have to be measurable, so numbers, objective quantities. Some things we discussed were pupil size/change, heart rate, duration/number of hugs/kisses, etc.
I don't necessarily agree with this kind of...minimalist view of human emotion (I'm definitely more of a qualitative psychologist), but I thought it would be interesting to see how people would break it down if they had to.
How would you operationalize love? :hearts:
In other words, what basic, measurable elements would you break love down into? The things have to be measurable, so numbers, objective quantities. Some things we discussed were pupil size/change, heart rate, duration/number of hugs/kisses, etc.
I don't necessarily agree with this kind of...minimalist view of human emotion (I'm definitely more of a qualitative psychologist), but I thought it would be interesting to see how people would break it down if they had to.