Triangular Theory of Love
Psychological Theory Presentation
Topic- Triangular Theory of Love
This is an individual assignment. You should not be working in groups.
Theories are important to the field of psychology for a number of reasons. However, the most important purpose that theories serve is to set the stage for research. Yes, most research starts with a theory about something that is happening in the real world.
You will be exposed to a number of theories throughout this course. For the Psychological Theory Presentation, you are responsible for creating a presentation that explains a theory that will be assigned to you. Presentations should be 10-12 slides (not including the title and references slides), and you can only create your presentation in any of the following presentation programs: PowerPoint, Prezi, SlideRocket or Key Note. Make sure that you are creative (i.e., include appropriate pictures and/or videos).
Psychological Theory Presentation Grading Rubric
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Non-Performance Basic Proficient Exceptional
Student presents a defintion and background information about the theory.
0 Points
Student failed to accurately or adequately present a definition of the theory. Additionally, no background information was provided.
33 Points
Student accurately presents part of the theory, but needed to provide more thorough information. Additionally, no background information was provided.
38 Points
Student accurately presents most of the theory, but needed to provide more thorough information. Background information was provided.
45 Points
Student accurately and adequately presents a definition of the theory and provided detailed background information.
Student presents an explanation about the theory.
0 Points
Student failed to present the theory in detail.
33 Points
Student presents an explanation of the theory, but doesn’t provide enough detail to demonstrate a full command of the theory OR student only presents one part of the theory and neglects other important parts.
38 Points
Student presents the theory well, but could have provided more information to demonstrate a full understanding of the material.
45 Points
Student thoroughly presents all aspects of the theory. There is a clear demonstration that the student understands all parts of the theory.
Student presents research related to the theory.
0 Points
Student failed to find and present research related to the theory.
29 Points
Student presents a research article related to the theory, but does a mediocre job at explaining the research. Additionally, the explanation could have
33 Points
Student presents a research article related to the theory and does well at explaining the research. However, the explanation could have been more detailed and complete. Student provides information about where the
40 Points
Student presents a research article related to the theory and does an excellent job at explaining the research. Student provides information about where the research was found.
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Levels of Achievement
Criteria Non-Performance Basic Proficient Exceptional
been more detailed and complete. Student didn’t provide information about where research was found.
research was found.
Student presents an example of the theory in action (i.e., a real life example).
0 Points
Student failed to present a real life example of the theory.
29 Points
Student presents a real life example of the theory “in action, but it is loosely related to the theory OR the student presents a related example of the theory in real life, but has a difficult time explaining how the theory applies.
33 Points
Student presents a real life example of the theory “in action” and does a good job at connecting the theory and the real world. However, the presentation could have been more thorough.
40 Points
Student presents a real life example of the theory “in action” and specifically connects the theory to real life. It is evident that the student not only understands the theory, but understands its relevance to the real world.
References 0 Points
Student didn’t provide references for the information/ research presented.
0 Points
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0 Points
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25 Points
Student provided references for information/research presented.
Presentation Style
0 Points
Presentation lacked organization and professionalism. Presentation lacked creativity.
22 Points
Presentation contained moments of organization and disorganization. Presentation had some creative parts.
25 Points
Presentation was organized and professional. Presentation had some creative parts. However, slides had too much information on them and/or there were spelling/grammatical errors in the presentation.
30 Points
Presentation was exceptionally professional and organized. Presentation demonstrated student’s creativity. There were no spelling or grammatical errors in the presentation.
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