CMN 1160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Exchange Theory, Glass Ceiling, Groupthink

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Aliaa Dakroury

Document Summary

We desire to avoid uncertainty, and like to know what is going to happen in a certin circumstance. To fell in control of the environment, motivates theories. Guide behavioural choices, tell us what other people are likely to do or say, help interpret outcomes that are consistent with our expectations. Theories are organizing frameworks that allow situations to be meaningful instead of chaotic, provide fondation of understanding. Subject to change and elaboation as we encounter inconsistencies and new info. Scientific theories are distinguishable because they"re tested and research, extended and refined. Applications in different contexts, people, manupulation of variables, obsrevation comparisons. Goal of theory construction: increase confidence that a theory has validity/accuracy as an explaination for how something works. Scholars: receiver prospective, when an individual percieves the behaviour of another person and assigns a meaning, comunication has occurred (message can be sent unintentionally or unconciously) Counts because reciever interprets it as meaningful and responds.