Psych 600 Wk 5 Survey Response Online Dating

During Erikson’s psychosocial stage intimacy versus isolation, we see individuals begin to form more intimate relationships, particularly in terms of love, dating, cohabitation, marriage, and parenting (McLeod, 2024). With technology becoming a part of everyone’s everyday life, young adults starting to use internet dating services to meet others more than ever. Imagine you have been asked to participate in a local focus group about how to improve an online dating site. After a full day of collaborating as a group on how to create more accurate matches, you have been asked to debrief by providing a survey response. Assessment Deliverable  Write a 525- to 700-word survey response debriefing your time and discussions while at the focus group. In your survey response: • Discuss what online dating is and how long it has been around. • Explain how the use of meeting others via internet applications (i.e., online dating) fits into the learnings of Erikson’s theory of intimacy versus isolation. You may also relate to Piaget’s postformal thought. • Explain why someone would choose to find a match using online dating. Consider the developmental and life stage differences between early and middle adulthood. What would the “perfect” partner look like for each of those stages? • Discuss your feelings about this new way of socializing. • Discuss the pros and cons of meeting people on this type of service. Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references. Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment.