This is most likely because the participants in the research relied on causal theories about the relationship between mood and sleep. This is why the participants’ reports and the information recorded in the journals are different.
EXPLANATION
The participants are more likely to report that the amount of sleep the night before was correlated with their moods because they already heard before about the causal theories about the relationship between mood and sleep. Because they have heard the theory about sleep deprivation and change of mood, they might take that into account while they were answering the researchers’ question. There might be a bias happening here.
The causal theory itself refers to the specific perception that can take up the relation of perceiver and the world. It is a theory of personality development, where someone’s behavior can be explained because it is from the result of their experiences in the past. These experiences include things that they have heard or studies, childhood experiences, even in utero.
The causal theory believes that experience by the environment around us is the only determining factor of our behavior. This theory can’t be used together with genetics theory. This is because genetics believe that genes are the ones responsible for creating someone’s behavior. Meanwhile, the causal theory believes that behavior is caused by experience only, and there are no other factors outside that.
LEARN MORE
If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend you to also take a look at the following questions:
Piaget’s theory of childhood development: brainly.com/question/3089676
Social cognitive theory: brainly.com/question/10803011
KEYWORD: causal theory, researchers, participants, journals
Subject: Social Studies
Class: 10-12
Subchapter: Causal Theory
