COMM 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Expectancy Violations Theory, Usa High, Policy Of Deliberate Ambiguity
2 May 2016
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Comparison level: a threshold above which an interpersonal outcome seems attractive, informed by past experiences, and relationship-specific. Romance vs. friendships will be different: evolves with relationship. Minimax principle: used for decision making, choose road that minimizes losses. Info-seeking strategies: passive strategy- observe obtrusively, active strategy- asking third party for info, interactive strategy- face-to-face with target, extractive strategy- internet-based seeking which doesn"t fall in the other categories. Contingencies: occasionally a plan to interact and reduce uncertainty fails, hedging- strategic ambiguity of plan if it seems it may fail, hierarchy hypothesis- in the instance of initial failure, we adjust low-level elements of the plan. Proxemics distances: public: 10+ft, social: 4ft-10ft, personal: 18in-4ft, intimate: 18in or less, affected by gender, social power, cultural norms. Terms for when boundaries are crossed: fight or flight, arousal. Assumptions of second version for expectancy violation theory: violations are valenced. Negatively- friend plans to meet but lets you down.
