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Chapter 4
Making Sense of Our World
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2014

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Uncertainty
Definition
the inability to predict or explain someones attitudes or behaviors
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High uncertainty
Definition
feelings unsure or insecure about the ability to predict or explain someone's attitudes and behaviors
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Low uncertainty
Definition
felt when people feel confident in their ability to predict and explain someones behavior, often because they believe they know someone well
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self-uncertainty
Definition
peoples own feelings about how involved they want to be in the relationship
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partner uncertainty
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feel uncertain about their partners feelings and intentions, including whether their partner reciprocates their feelings
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relationship uncertainty
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involves having questions about the state of a relationship
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Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Definition
the first communication theory to focus on uncertainty and the one that has been commonly applied to understand uncertainty within relational context
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Predicted outcome value theory
Definition
people are not driven by a need to reduce uncertainty in all cases
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outcome values
Definition
peoples predictions about how rewarding or unrewarding future interactions with a particular person would be
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uncertainty management theory
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uncertainty is not inherently good or inherently bad, but something that is managed
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dialectics theory
Definition
people have opposing interpersonal needs
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Theory of Motivated information Management
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the idea that people prefer uncertainty in some situations and certainty in others
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expectancy violations theory
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theory focused on how people react to violations of personal space
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Model of Relational Turbulence
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resolves around the idea that the transition from casual dating to commitment is a turbulent period in relationship development
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Foundations
Definition
aspects that influence relational uncertainty
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Outcomes
Definition
consequences that relational uncertainty has for the individuals within the relationship and the relationship itself
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