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test 1 ch.4
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Criminology
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02/15/2010

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high uncertainty
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feeling unsure or insecure about your ability to predict or explain someone's attitudes and behaviors
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low uncertainty
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feeling confident in your ability to predict and explain someones behavior, often because they believe they know someone well
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self uncertainty
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uncertainty about there partners feeling and intentions, including wheather their partner reciprocates their felings
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relationship uncertainty
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uncertainty about the general state of your relationship
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uncertainty reduction theory
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first interpersonal communication theory to focus on uncertainty. Get to know your partner more reduce uncertainity. The drive
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uncertainty reduction theory principles
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1.people seek info to reduce uncertainty during initial encounters with others. aske superfical questions
2.people can reduce uncertainty using passive active or interactive strategies
3. uncertainity decreases, attraction usually increases. More we know predict their behavior
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Passive stragegies to reduce uncertainty
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rely on nonintrusive observation of individuals
ex.looking at someone sitting alone to see if a friend or date comes along, observing how person interacts with others, paying attention to the kinds of clothes a person wears
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active strategies to reduce uncertainty
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Using third parties or manipulating the environment
ex.writting a letter to your girlfriend saying its a secret admior then see if your girlfriend tells you about the letter or if they show up to the meeting location
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interactive strategies to reduce uncertanty
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direct contact between the information seeker and the target (asking a lot of questions at first, slowing dropping with uncertainty)
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Asking third party tests
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Asking friends on opinions or answers
ex.a week after the "date that never was" serena might ask vish's best friend if he is still mad at her
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Directness test
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interactive strategy, go directly to friend and ask if they are angry at them
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Triangle Test
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-test partners commitment to the relationship by creating third person triangle
-fidelity checks
-jeloulsy test, flirting withsome one else to see how partner responds
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Fidelity Test
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secret admirer
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Jealousy Test
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flirting with someone else
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Separation Test
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creating physical distance between partners
-primary methods to see if your relationship could survive a sumer not seeing each other or see how long it takes for your partner to call
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Endurance Test
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“testing limits”- bad partner on purpose(being late or not showing up for dates to see how commited your partner still is)
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“self put downs”
Definition
putting your self down to see if the partner responds by offering positive feedback
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- Public presentation
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saying boyfriend the first time, look for reaction, Varsity jacket
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Indirect suggestion
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joke about moving in, but really wants to, just to save face, see reaction
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Too much uncertainty
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frustration and confusion
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Too much certainty
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boredom and lack of novelty/excitement
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