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CMN396 Exam 2
Exam 2 Topics
Term | Definition |
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Explain social presence theory | level of contact and intimacy people experience when communicating; more cues = more social presence |
explain media richness theory | richness is the capacity of a channel for carrying information; rich channels are better for uncertain tasks |
what 4 criteria do rich channels meet? | faster speed of feedback, ability to convey multiple cues, use of natural language, greater ability to convey feelings/emotions |
interpersonal impressions | mental pictures of who people are and how we feel about them |
impression formation | making inferences about other people |
impression management | controlling the inferences other people make us |
halo effect | tendency to form an overall positive impression of a person based on one positive characteristic |
reverse halo effect | knowing someone possesses some negative characteristics so they must also have other negative characteristics |
negative effect | inclination to place more weight on negative information |
warranting hypothesis | observers view other-generated claims as being more truthful than information supplied by target person |
define, pro, con of access | online daters are exposed to a larger pool of potential partners; pro=there are plenty of fish in the sea; con=too many options, could be too picky, have unrealistic expectations |
define, pro, con of communication | online daters get to know one another through CMC; pro=availability of info, not wasting time/money if you have nothing in common; con=people are reduced to profiles, be too judge |
define, pro, con of matching | online daters are paired together using a mathematical equation; pro=based on academic research, taking recommendations; con=may not be real connection |
founder of eHarmony | Neil Clark Warren |
scientific advisor of PerfectMatch | Pepper Schwartz |
scientific advisor of Chemistry | Helen Fisher |
halo effect | tendency to form an overall positive impression of a person based on one positive characteristic |
reverse halo effect | knowing someone possesses some negative characteristics so they must also have other negative characteristics |
negative effect | inclination to place more weight on negative information |
warranting hypothesis | observers view other-generated claims as being more truthful than information supplied by target person |
define, pro, con of access | online daters are exposed to a larger pool of potential partners; pro=there are plenty of fish in the sea; con=too many options, could be too picky, have unrealistic expectations |
define, pro, con of communication | online daters get to know one another through CMC; pro=availability of info, not wasting time/money if you have nothing in common; con=people are reduced to profiles, be too judge |
define, pro, con of matching | online daters are paired together using a mathematical equation; pro=based on academic research, taking recommendations; con=may not be real connection |
founder of eHarmony; what does it use? | Neil Clark Warren; similarity |
scientific advisor of PerfectMatch; what does it use? | Pepper Schwartz; similarity and complementarity |
scientific advisor of Chemistry; what does it use? | Helen Fisher; similarity and complementarity |
4 characteristics of stalking | patterned conduct, unwanted, doesn't serve a "legitimate" purpose, fear inducing |