Exam 4: Making Sense of Our World

If you had a good romantic relationship but were interested in making it even more satisfying, which of the following would expectancy violations theory predict would most effectively help you accomplish your goals?

The turbulence model suggests that people experience the most uncertainty:

Which strategy is classified as active according to uncertainty reduction theory?

In a series of studies cited in the textbook, researchers had people interact for up to16 minutes and found that uncertainty did not decrease significantly after the first __________ minutes of interaction.

Because there are fewer nonverbal cues in online communication, people have a greater need for uncertainty reduction online than face to face.

Paul jokingly asks his wife if she'd like to have five children. If Paul's comment is designed to see if his wife really might consider having five children, his comment would be classified as the secret test called:

Jana is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, whom she suspects is very flirtatious. To reduce her uncertainty about her fiancé and to see if he is the "right one" for her, she types up an anonymous letter asking Matt to meet at a certain place and time, and she signs it, "your secret admirer." Jana believes that her uncertainty will be reduced by seeing if Matt tells her about the letter and/or if he shows up at the fictitious meeting. Jana's uncertainty reduction strategy is best categorized as

Engaging in direct communication, such as asking the person questions online, is referred to as an extractive strategy.

How has the original uncertainty-reduction strategy been modified these modifications strengthened or weakened the original theory?

Baxter and Wilmot's (1985) research on secret tests shows that the majority of our uncertainty reduction techniques in early stages of relationships are:

In the scenario above, the fact that your housemate has not left his dirty socks on the floor is a much better scene than you expected to find. In this case, you would have experienced a(n) _________________ expectancy violation.

What countries are highly uncertainty avoidant are the located o these countries have poor tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity?

On a normal basis you come home from school and find your housemate's socks on the floor. One day, however, you come home and find the floor free of socks. Which of the following types of expectancies have been violated?

As relationships become more established, people are more likely to use secret tests to reduce uncertainty.

Which of the following is an uncertainty avoidance country?

If you did not get along very well with your boss but wanted to "patch things up," which of the following acts does expectancy violations theory predict would yield you the best response?

Discuss if uncertainty is generally dislike in human communication versus a dialectical perspective on uncertainty.

Uncertainty management theory has rarely been used in health communication research.

Low uncertainty occurs when people feel confident in their ability to predict and explain someone's behavior.

What is the position of uncertainty management theory in health communication ight uncertainty vary depended on the circumstances?