colleagues and friends? The way we interact and communicate with either party differs; this intergroup interaction is what academics describe as the Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) (Gallois, Ogay, & Giles, 2005). More specifically, this theory explains the motivation commutators have to either converge with or diverge from each other during the communication phase (Gallois, et al., 2005). According to Gallois, et al. (2005), the social human connection is a series of convergences and divergences
Words, sentences and body language are just a few ways we can practice communicating. The importance of communication is to express a message or emotion towards someone or something. In episode 3 season 11 of The Big Bang Theory, Amy expresses her concern of Sheldon’s, her soon to be husband, weird behavior to her friends; Penny and Lenard. Amy demonstrates her concern about Sheldon’s usage of low language in his dreams through speech accommodations, paralanguage, and kinesics; therefore, leaving
Analysis of the Uncertainty Reduction theory on interpersonal communication Through this paper I will conduct an analysis of the uncertainty reduction theory and will then apply it to my own experience here in Colorado university. This theory has been subject to many articles and studies in the communication and social departments. Indeed, studying this theory can help us understanding human relations in interpersonal communication. Each of us has been one day confronted to uncertainty, whereas
Kara Patrick COMM 4910 Final Paper Communication Theories: COMM 4910 Final Report In 1980, S.F. Scudder proposed that all living beings existing on the planet communicate in some way, even plants. We need to communicate to survive. My paper discusses various communication theories that relate to things that I observed or experienced over the course of my internship. During my internship, I worked under the supervision of the preschool director of Watkinsville First Baptist Church. The preschool
Amanda Denes is an interpersonal researcher who focuses mainly on sex communication. Denes was born and grew up in Glenridge, New Jersey and has been interested in communication since she was younger. In high school, she knew she wanted to be a journalist, and even joined the school newspaper. When she graduated high school she went to She went to Boston University and then joined the MAPHD program at UCSB. For the first two years of college she focused on the media end of things, but by her junior
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory of Effective Communication is to explain how managing uncertainty and anxiety help achieve effective communication with “strangers”. The theory argues that most of our communication involves both interpersonal and intergroup processes, but communication with outgroup members has more intergroup than interpersonal factors, which causes higher uncertainty and anxiety. Managing uncertainty and anxiety is a main contribution to effective communication (e.g., measured by mutual
As a building principal, I am in a perpetual state of building relationships. Each day I cope with the uncertain outcome of daily conversations with a variety of stakeholders. Reading the chapter on uncertainty reduction theory (URT), I recognized many approaches I use when meeting a new person. Charles Berger’s URT addresses cognitive rather than behavioral uncertainty reduction. Behavioral reduction regards questions related to how to act when first meeting someone. Cognitive reduction has to do
Firstly, this essay will introduce communications theories on the whole picture as well as talk about massage and also discuss it particularly including illustrate some details. Then, it will provide some examples which are applied on the theory and will use the theory to develop an analysis of the example. Moreover, it will assess the usefulness of this application of theory in the context of professional communication practice. At the end, it will make a conclusion in brief. In generally speaking
This paper is going to show insight and inside knowledge of the communication accommodation theory through convergence, divergence, social identity, and initial orientation. Throughout this paper, evidence will be shown through these four different elements and four studies on how they play an enormous role within communication behavior. Research that I have conducted show studies that have tested and analyzed how participants in each test use these four elements when speaking with a foreigner. I
seem intangible and only possessed by a few lucky individuals, they can actually be broken down into techniques. Three of these approaches, the principles of liking, authority, and social proof, can be explained by three theories of communication. Elaboration Likelihood Theory states that when one processes a message critically, through the central route, it is more likely for that message to change one’s belief and behavior, whereas if the message is processed superficially, through the peripheral