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TEXT COMPARISON
ESSAY QUESTIONS
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11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
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Chapter 9—Uncertainty Reduction Theory
- Using uncertainty reduction theory as a guide, formulate specific predictions about the different reactions of two groups of incoming college students: 1) one group who participated in a four-day, intensive experience with 10 other new students exploring a wilderness area while 2) the second group spent an evening of conversation and entertainment with a senior or junior. Explain each prediction in terms of specific axioms and theorems.
- What is an axiom? And what does an axiom have to do with a theorem? Which axiom of uncertainty reduction theory is easiest for you to accept and which is hardest, and why?
- Berger suggests that people interact less if they do not anticipate future interaction, yet strangers occasionally interact intensely when they first meet (e.g., on a plane or train). Explain this seeming anomaly using the terms of uncertainty reduction theory.
- Write about a time when you have experienced relational turbulence. To what extent did partner interference and/or relational uncertainty contribute to it? What other factors led you to experience turbulence? How was the turbulence reduced?
- Berger's uncertainty reduction theory claims humans are motivated by predictability. Sunnafrank (predicted outcome value) and Altman & Taylor (social penetration theory) claim humans are motivated to maximize relational outcomes. Afifi (motivated information management) and Gudykunst (anxiety/uncertainty management) claim humans are motivated to reduce anxiety. Compare and contrast these motivations. When are these motivations compatible? When are they not? Which of the three motivations do you think is strongest in our interpersonal relationships?
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ESSAY
New to Theory
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in this short
video overview
(3:01).
11th Edition
A self-help tool to aid in the study of the First Look text (started with the 9th Edition)
List mode: Normal (click on theory name to show detail) | Show All details | Clear details
Chapter 9—Uncertainty Reduction Theory
- Using uncertainty reduction theory as a guide, formulate specific predictions about the different reactions of two groups of incoming college students: 1) one group who participated in a four-day, intensive experience with 10 other new students exploring a wilderness area while 2) the second group spent an evening of conversation and entertainment with a senior or junior. Explain each prediction in terms of specific axioms and theorems.
- What is an axiom? And what does an axiom have to do with a theorem? Which axiom of uncertainty reduction theory is easiest for you to accept and which is hardest, and why?
- Berger suggests that people interact less if they do not anticipate future interaction, yet strangers occasionally interact intensely when they first meet (e.g., on a plane or train). Explain this seeming anomaly using the terms of uncertainty reduction theory.
- Write about a time when you have experienced relational turbulence. To what extent did partner interference and/or relational uncertainty contribute to it? What other factors led you to experience turbulence? How was the turbulence reduced?
- Berger's uncertainty reduction theory claims humans are motivated by predictability. Sunnafrank (predicted outcome value) and Altman & Taylor (social penetration theory) claim humans are motivated to maximize relational outcomes. Afifi (motivated information management) and Gudykunst (anxiety/uncertainty management) claim humans are motivated to reduce anxiety. Compare and contrast these motivations. When are these motivations compatible? When are they not? Which of the three motivations do you think is strongest in our interpersonal relationships?
You can access the Essay Questions for a particular chapter in several ways:
- Switch to View by Theory, then select the desired theory/chapter from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Look in the list of available resources.
- To quickly find a theory by chapter number, use the Table of Contents and link from there. It will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
- You can also use the Theory List, which will take you directly to the theory with available options highlighted.
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