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Chapter 10—Social Information Processing Theory

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Title:
Moonrise Kingdom
Claim:
With enough time, asynchronous media can facilitate relationships that are as close (or even closer) than relationships that develop face-to-face.
Application:
As Sam and Suzy exchange letters, they develop a close relationship, and eventually decide to run away together. Their letters reveal a bond of intimacy developed solely through the asynchronous channel of letter writing.
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People use a medium's available cues to form impressions of others.
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Val's boyfriend accuses Darryl, arguing that text messages reveal that he has been sleeping with his girlfriend, Val. Kelly's examination of the text messages suggests that humans seize on whatever cues are available to form impressions of others.
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Social information processing theory addresses how people can build interpersonal relationships through communication technology, despite the limitations of cue-limited channels.
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"Skype Helps Deployed Military Parents Stay in Touch With Their Kids", CBS Evening News
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Selective self-presentation and idealization by the receiver may foster hyperpersonal interaction when communicating online.
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This news story aired during America's military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and focuses on one Texas family whose father is serving overseas. Note how technology like Skype both helps facilitate their family relationships, yet a comment by the son suggests selective self-presentation occurs as well (it isn't hard to imagine that the deployed father is also selective about what he shares).
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"After Mailing Letters for 42 Years, Pen Pals Finally Meet in Person", Inside Edition
Claim:
Cue-limited media have a slower rate of information exchange, but given enough time, people can get to know each other as well as they would if they were communicating face-to-face.
Application:
This heartwarming story of two friends who were pen pals for over four decades illustrates one of SIP's key claims: With enough time, people can develop close interpersonal relationships even when the communciation channel has few nonverbal cues.
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