The researchers primarily relied on Uncertainty Reduction Theory while conducting this study. This theory, through the development of eight axioms and 21 theorems, essentially states that individuals feel more comfortable around other individuals when they have a lower amount of uncertainty about the other’s thoughts and behaviors and thus are likely to try to reduce their uncertainty accordingly (Berger & Calabrese, 1975). Uncertainty Reduction Theory is focused on relational communication. - The
Uncertainty Reduction Theory is a socio mental conventional hypothesis. It fundamentally addresses the procedure of how we pick up learning of others. The hypothesis additionally indicates how we as individuals are with uncomfortable circumstances, for example, when we experience outsiders. Charles Berger states that correspondence is utilized to pick up learning. It clarifies and foresee our collaborations with others. At the point when individuals meet, their key concern is to lessen Uncertainty
Analysis of the Uncertainty Reduction Theory on Interpersonal Communication Through this paper I will conduct an analysis of the uncertainty reduction theory and will then apply it to my own experience here in Colorado university. This theory has been subject to many articles and studies in the communication and social departments. Indeed, studying this theory can help us understanding human relations in interpersonal communication. Each of us has been one day confronted to uncertainty, whereas
The Uncertainty Reduction Theory states that before and during initial interactions between two people, one's first instinct is to reduce uncertainty about the other through various methods. For example, when you see someone you think you would like to know, you try and figure out what they are like through various methods so you can control the conversation and steer it into a path that the other person finds interesting. There are a few methods, or strategies, of figuring out what the other person
A Critique of Berger's Uncertainty Reduction Theory How do people get to know each other? Bugs Bunny likes to open up every conversation with the question, "What's up Doc? Why does he do this? Is Bugs Bunny "uncertain"? Let's explore this idea of uncertainty. Shifting focus now to college students. As many other college students at Ohio University, I am put into situations that make me uncertain of my surroundings almost every time I go to a class for the first time, a group meeting, or social
Harm Reduction theory is an approach that was originally and successfully used when counseling HIV positive clients. When using the Harm Reduction approach during drug treatment, the counselor approaches the issue of substance abuse as a something more than just an issue to be cured. The intent of Harm reduction therapy is not to completely eliminate the client’s use of drugs, but instead focuses on minimizing the physical and mental harm that can be associated with the ongoing abuse of the given
manner (Ciccarelli & White, 2014). Introduction to the Drive-Reduction Theory The drive-reduction theory was discovered by Clark Hull in 1943, it was the first theory of motivation. The drive-reduction theory proposes
Unit 8A: The drive-reduction theory may not be useful as an explanation for his impulsive behavior. Jumping up and down after the good news is not a biological drive inside of Marcus. Instead Marcus is merely excited. Therefore the drive-reduction theory is not totally relevant in this case as an explanation. The incentive theory, may be applicable as an explanation for his behavior. If Marcus had received an incentive, a positive or negative stimulus that motivates our behavior, in the past for
When witnessing strangers meeting for the first time, it becomes quickly obvious that these individuals are uncomfortable with each other, and begin to go through processes to ease this discomfort. This process is attributed to the Uncertainty Reduction Theory, which states that uncertainty is a negative experience that requires elimination in order for relationships to continue and grow (Theiss & Solomon). The reason why there is such a fight against uncertainty is because of the emotional toll that
The Stress Reduction Theory (SRT) proposes the idea that nature “posits a healing power of nature that lies in an unconscious, autonomic response to natural elements that occur without recognition and most noticeably in individuals who have been stressed before the experience”(Bratman; Nature Experience, cognitive function, and mental health). Scientists tested this theory through the usage of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). By
“Managing physical distance can be difficult in all types of personal relationships” (Sahlstein, 2006, pg. 2). Social Penetration Theory and Uncertainty Reduction Theory can be applied to long-distance relationships to better understand why these relationships are more difficult and why conflict arises in certain situations. Social penetration and self-disclosure are important to make any relationship work, but with long-distance relationships it is even more critical. “Relationships develop through
Core Elements of Health Education and Risk Reduction Activities A number of core elements should be considered in health education and risk reduction program and evaluation activities. Effective Health Education and Risk Reduction program activities: • State realistic, specific, measurable, and attainable program goals and objectives. • Identify methods and activities to achieve specific goals and objectives. • Define staff roles, duties, and responsibilities. • Define the populations
aspects and theories that involve organizational communication throughout the movie. The film is about a US prison where the prisoners have formally served in the military and have committed crimes while serving their time. The movie shows how the prisoners come together when a former well-respected general is sent there to overpower the man that runs the facility. The first theory and probably the most noted theory is the Adaptive Structuration Theory of Marshall Scott Poole. Poole’s theory states,
energetic, committed, and interested in life. It includes drives and motives. Drives are motivators who have biological purposes. Good examples are hunger or thirst, whereas motives are psychological and social mechanisms. Question 2: The Drive-Reduction Theory, which was developed on 1943 by Clark Hull, indicates that humans are compelled to satisfy physiological needs in order
Anthony Hebdo Motivation Response There are three theories of motivation, they are: Drive-Reduction Theory, Arousal Theory and A Hierarchy of Needs. Drive-Reduction Theory is basically our bodies way of telling us we need something, which creates a drive or motivation to satisfy the need (Myers & DeWall, 2014). In drive- reduction theory there are three assumptions. The first is that we have a need, such as being hungry (Myers & DeWall, 2014). The second assumption is when this need is not met
Class-Size Reduction As our country continues to grow, so do our classrooms in which our future is grown. Crowded classrooms can make it difficult for children to learn and can increase stress to pass a class. Reducing class sizes at an early age can "improve student learning" by their being exposed to more one on one attention with a teacher (Class-Size Reduction Program). To achieve this goal, the Class-Size Reduction Program calls for more and better-qualified teachers
mover which is unmoved. Now, it is certain as a matter of sense-observation that some things in this world are in motion. Whatever is in motion, Aquinas states, is moved by something else. Aquinas then defines one type of motion as the reduction of something from potentiality to actuality, and says that nothing can make this movement except by something that is already in actuality in the same respect as the first object is in potentiality. For example, something which is actually
Project Proposal on Poverty Reduction "Poverty reduction through pro-active, participatory, income- generating involvement of Rural youth in goat rearing" 1. Name of the project: Income generation through goat rearing. 2. Implementing organisation: Lemon grass 3. Objectives of the project: I) Income generation of the distressed women and land less farmers, II) Establishment of small scale goat rearing enterprise, III) Raise nutritional status through goat rearing and
make them last longer. With a hybrid electric vehicle the vehicle gets better gas mileage than a typical gasoline fed engine. In doing this a hybrid vehicle will make the resources last longer and will not use them up as fast as they are now. The reductions that the hybrid electric vehicle will make in the emissions problem will be one that is looked upon as a revolution towards helping the planet. As a human it is our right to live in a sustainable environment and with the production of this car maybe
The Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory According to William B. Gudykunst in his article "A Model of Uncertainty Reduction in Intercultural Encounters," the uncertainty reduction theory explains initial interactions between two strangers from the same culture. Studies, however, suggest this theory can also be extended to interpersonal communication between two people from different cultures. Uncertainty refers to how well you can accurately predict how strangers will behave during their