Exam 10: Social Information Processing Theory

Evaluate SIP theory as a scientific theory. How well does it hold up?

Joseph Walther finds that messages spoken in person might take about four times longer to say online.

Walther failed to confirm his theory through experimental testing.

Joe Walther states that online communication, which lacks most nonverbal cues, offers the opportunity to form just as rich impression of another person as does face-to-face communication. However, what two important elements does he stress must be present to achieve the same amount (or more) of closeness?

According to Pearce and Cronen, reality is co-created through interactions with others. Is it necessary to physically meet others to be co-creators? How might SIP theory intersect with CMM to describe co-creating realities with others we've never met in person?

In the context of information that is posted on social media, which of the following statements is true about the warranting value?

How might online communication perpetuate a self-fulfilling prophecy?

According to Walther, over an extended period of time, what will happen to relationships that are based on online communication?

Joseph Walther claims that through selective self-presentation, people who meet online have an opportunity to make and sustain an overwhelmingly positive impression.

Social information processing theory focuses on personal information made available through online communication and its effects on relational development without addressing impression formation.

What does it mean that online communication is asynchronous? What are the benefits or costs as a result?

On re-examination, Walther questions the rate at which relationships based on online communication develop compared with those based on face-to-face interactions. State your position. Which type of relationship develops more quickly?

Which of the following best describes a hyperpersonal relationship?

Which of the following is defined as the tendency for a person's expectation of others to evoke a response from them that confirms what was originally anticipated?

Which of the following is the label nonverbal researchers use to describe how people perceive, use, and respond to issues of time in their interaction with others?