Uncertainty Reduction Theory

Name SoumyaPrem Roll no 20120119150Uncertainty reduction hypothesis Charles Berger and Richard CalabreseThis scheme explains how converse is used to come down the dubiety among people when they happen each an some an different(prenominal)(prenominal) for the first time. It is assumed that when strangers meet, their primary documental is to reduce indistinctty about the other person involved in the interaction. We eer compliments to reduce the uncertainties about our purlieu and the people in it since being uncertain about anything is not a sweet feeling to have.Berger proposed that at that place ar 3 factors that influence whether people will want to work towards minify uncertainties about a certain situation.1. Anticipation of future interaction You will try to reduce uncertainties if you get there is a possibility of clashing this person again. at that placefore, you be more than probable to use disbelief reduction behavior when you meet some whiz at a party that you faculty be interested in.2. Incentive value If this person is unfastened to doing something for you or against you even, then there are higher chances of you trying to reduce uncertainties.3. difference If the person behaves oddly and shows some ludicrous characteristics, you are likely to use irresolution reduction. For example if you meet a refreshful prospective client whom you have to meet in the future and could give your companionship a new project and has a strange fascination for the colour purple, you would be interested in communicating more to fit the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle unitedly to get to know who she re altogethery is. at that place are 3 ways to look to cultivation from the other person-1. Passive strategy Observing someone without being observed2. expeditious Strategy Asking a terzetto party for more cultivation3. synergistic Strategy Obtaining teaching directly by asking questions and religious offering personal informati on about yourselfA consequence of this nookie be seen in this word picture from a very famous Hollywood movie Hitch where Will metalworkers character tries to seek more information about Sara Melas at a bar where in he uses all the strategies mentioned above for interaction. Berger proposes a series of 8 axioms to explain the connection amongst doubtfulness and eight key variables of human relationship maturement which areVerbal communication -As the count of oral communication cast ups, the level of hesitancy subsides. As incertitude decreases, the tot up of verbal communication increases.Non verbal excitement As nonverbal warmth increases, indecision levels decreases in a situation. In turn a decrease in uncertainty level will bm an increase in nonverbal warmth.Information want When uncertainty is more, the tendency to seek information increases. As uncertainty decreases, information seeking behaviour decreases.Self disclosure When uncertainty levels are high, the levels of intimacy in communication is less. As uncertainty reduces the level of intimacy increases.Reciprocity high the uncertainty, higher the reciprocity. Lower the uncertainty, lower the reciprocity.Similarity Similarities between people decreases uncertainty, while dissimilarities increases uncertainty.Liking Increase in uncertainty decreases desire and decrease in uncertainty increases like.Shared networks If there are shared out networks among the two people like ballpark friends then uncertainty is less and depravity versa.Uncertainty reduction theory in movies conglomerate the parentsMeeting someone for the first time can be a nerve racking experience for many. In this movie Greg is clash his girlfriends parents for the first time. sea dog, Pams father is overly protective of his daughter. He constantly mocks Gregs choice of channel as a nurse and makes him uncomfortable in a lot of situations with an conception to keep him away from his daughter. Greg t ries to impress jack up from time to time but nada seems to work in his favour because Jack does not show any craving towards him. Jacks verbal output, nonverbal cues and constant information seeking causes Greg to hero-worship him.Consequently, there is never a permanent interaction between Jack and Greg as there is a lot of uncertainty between them. Applications of Uncertainty Reduction theory In an expression titled Interactive Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Verbal warmth in Computer-Mediated Communication published by Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Alexander P. Schouten, Patti M. Valkenburg and Jochen Peter, they investigated the language-based strategies that computer-mediated communication (CMC) users employ to reduce uncertainty in the absence of nonverbal cues.CMC condition had i. Higher levels of intimacy than instance to face condition ii. More core statements than face to face condition iii. There was no observed differences between text-only CMC and ocular CMC condition In another(prenominal) article titled The Acquaintanceship Process An inquiry of Uncertainty, Information Seeking, and Social Attraction during initial Conversation published by William Douglas, the relationship between uncertainty reduction, information seeking, and liking during unstructured initial interaction was studied.Analyses showed that epoch-making linear and quadratic trends in the uncertainty scores. Global uncertainty-related to uncertainty about the peculiar(prenominal) person by and by interaction and the amount of uncertainty reduction that they achieved. Uncertainty and liking were inversely correlated both in the first place and after interaction. Global uncertainty -predictive of amount of information seeking Specific uncertainty -unrelated to the frequency of both asking questions and disclosing. reexamination point of viewIt can be argued that reducing uncertainty about the self and another in an initial encounter might not be an individuals prim ary concern. A more primary goal would be to maximize relational outcomes. It is not ever so necessary to reduce uncertainties for obtaining your incentive from the other person. Also a want for information rather than lack of information is what promotes information-seeking in initial encounters with other people. Also one of the axioms states that as the level of uncertainty reduces, liking increases.This may not be inescapably true since there can be a situation where in after communicating you come to realise that the other person possesses qualities that you are not adoring of or comfortable about. In this case, there will not be an increase in liking rather there is a possibility of the opposite, i. e. a decrease in liking.Scholarly article sources http//crx. sagepub. com/content/21/2/154. abstracthttp//crx. sagepub. com/content/early/2011/06/01/0093650211410420. abstractOther sources http//www. wikipedia. org/http//wikis. lib. ncsu. edu/index. php/Uncertainty_Reduction_The oryhttp//www. youtube. com/