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Uncertainty Reduction Theory
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The Uncertainty Reduction Theory explains and predicts interpersonal communication during the beginning of an interation. A core assumption of this theory is that when strangers meet, they seek to reduce uncertainty about each other
What is it???
Interviews
First dates
When do we use it?
Berger (1979) and Calabrese (1975) intially presented this theory as a series of axioms
theoroms that describe the relationships between uncertainty and several
communication factors.
Berger+Calabrese=URT
Using interviews and questionnaires, Parks and Adelman found that people who received support for their romantic involvement from family and friends expressed less uncertainty
about their relationships.
No matter who you are or
where you are you use this
theory all the time!
Critics have argued that reducing uncertainty is not the driving force of
interaction. Michael Sunnafrank’s predicted outcome value theory (1986) indicated that the actual motivation for
interaction is a desire for positive relational experiences.
REFERENCES• Infante, D. A., Rancer, A. S., & Avtgis, T. A. (2010). Contemporary communication theory. (1 ed., Vol. 1, pp.
252-257). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.• Images from Google