Category: Uncertainty Reduction Theory

I will introduce first my theory, Uncertainty Reduction Theory. Uncertainty Reduction Theory explains the communication process occurs in two strangers interact. Charles Berger and Richard Calabrese (1975) states that when we communicate with strangers, we experience uncertainty because we don’t really know what to expect. The importance of this theory is we discover what are…

This study tries to analyze how the Uncertainty Reduction Theory plays a role in the world of online dating. Specifically between the behaviors, self-disclosure, and privacy concerns of the online dating partakers. The three researchers, Jennifer L. Gibbs, Nicole B. Ellison, and Chih-Hui Lai, focused the study around major factors including recognition, personal security, misrepresentation,…