Uncertainty reduction theory

The Uncertainty Reduction Theory, created by Charles Berger and Richard Calabrese in 1975, was designed to further explain how communication is used to reduce uncertainties between strangers engaging in conversation for the first time. According to Berger and Calabrese, when strangers interact for the first time they are often focused on acquiring predictability in order to form a better understanding of the communication that occurs during the interaction. Uncertainty Reduction Theory rests on the premise that when strangers confront each other for the first time they are often faced with uncertainties about one another’s attitudes, values, and potential actions. According to an expert by Berger and Burgoon from Communication and Social Influence…

Not Bad After All: Uncertainty Reduction Theory in Interpersonal Communication Part One In 1975, two researchers by the names of Charles Berger and Richard Caprese, developed Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT). Uncertainty Reduction Theory is both how interpersonal communication is affected by lack of knowledge and how people use communication to gather information. This theory was found on Berger’s observation of initialed interactions with individuals exchanging public information. As the…

5. The uncertainty reduction theory does is what kind of makes us start the process of the social penetration model. The theory suggests that when we see someone, we are want to get to know them and that’s what makes us start a conversation. Which is the begging of the social penetration model. We first notice the person and then we start a conversation with them and then we start to get to know them. 6. Where I work at, there is this new girl, she seems like a very nice girl. So I kind of…

relationship goes through many stages of development and our relationship is still developing today. Looking back at my relationship I can analyze the different relationship theories that I have gone through with Quincy. In this paper I am going to discuss the concepts of uncertainty reduction theory, social exchange theory and relational dialectics theory to analyze my relationship with my boyfriend. Uncertainty…

topic about? Uncertainty reduction theory is an idea that was written about in 1975 by Charles Berger & Richard Calabrese. The central idea behind this theory is that when individuals first meet strangers they will employ certain strategies to gain information about this unfamiliar person in order to be able to predict or explain that persons’ actions, thoughts, and feelings (cited by Gibbs, Ellison & Lai, 2011, Antheunis, Valkenberg & Peter, 2010). According to theorists Ramirez, Walther,…

Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) is a communication theory that explain about the development of interpersonal relationship between peoples. It is important to know that URT is a theory that link communication to the study of uncertainty. Uncertainty reduction theory focuses on how people by using communication can gain knowledge and create understanding towards each other. Every new relationship involve uncertainty and these uncertainty will create uncomfortable inside each person, so they…

Communication Theories Communication is the process of exchanging information and is the way in which humans can relate. It is the way in which we as individuals understand one another. Information is exchanged verbally and through symbols, signs, and behaviors and may vary between cultures and people. For this reason, communication with new people or people from different cultures can be difficult. This is where communication theory comes in. Communication theory is the study of how individuals…

High in the mountains of Wyoming after the Civil War, a bounty hunter and his prisoner are trapped in a cabin with six others after a blizzard prevents them from reaching town. In the beginning of the film, the eight people all have certain perceptions of one another, as the film progresses the perceptions rapidly change and the film ends with everyone's true intentions revealed. The film starts with a famous bounty hunter, John Ruth, transporting his prisoner ,Daisy Domergue, to the town of…

In contrast, theory of casual attribution focuses on the cause of a person’s behavior and circumstances. For example, suppose someone walks out of a local movie theater in the middle of the movie, “why did that person get up from his seat?” “Was he uncomfortable?” “Was he angry or insulted by the movie?” 5) What do you think contributes to the tendency to perceive others inaccurately? I believe judging others in the view of someone’s social position of their cultural background are parts of…

Summary: This article begins with the set-up of a study conducted on six climbers and their expedition in the Himalayas. The purpose of the study was to investigate the quality of the experience and the risk perception associated with high-altitude rock climbing. The article also will address how climbers experience both real and perceived danger. Analysis: Now, this article highlights many of the health risks and dangers that are associated with high-altitude rock climbing. Many of these…