Interpersonal Communication
This theory describes our reaction to social norms, especially when those norms are challenged
What is Expectancy-Violation Theory
This theory describes how we attempt to predict the behavior in communication situations
What is Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Also known as "Fantasy-Theme Analysis"
What is Symbolic Convergence Theory
This Greek Philosopher is credited with creating public oration
Who is Aristotle
People use media for the own purposes
What is Uses & Gratifications
This theory is described as the perception and evaluation of an idea by comparing it with current attitudes
What is Social Judgement Theory
This theory illustrates our ability to gain intimate knowledge with those we feel most comfortable with
What is Social Penetration Theory
This theory looks at Groupthink and how members strive for cohesion over their motivation to realistically appraise alternative course of action
What is Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making
This theory's basic assumption is that people are storytellers
Narrative Paradigm
The study of sign systems
What is Semiotics
How people form meaning and structure in society
What is Symbolic Interactionism
How and when we decide to share intimate, personal information can be illustrated by this theory
What is Communication Privacy Management Theory
This theory speaks about organizations’ metaphors, stories, and rituals
What is Cultural Approach to Organizations
These artistic "Rhetorical Proofs" appeal to a listeners' rationality, emotions, and logic
What are Logos, Pathos, & Ethos
Who is Marshall McLuhan
The distressing mental state caused by inconsistency between a person's two beliefs or a belief and an action
What is Cognitive Dissonance
This theory on relationship development, seeks to better understand how online communication shapes the development of interpersonal and group relationships
This theory goes on to say that "as we gain information about others, our affinity fo them grows"
What is Social Information Processing Theory
This theory states that communication brings organizations into existence
What is Communicative Constitution of Organizations
Within Rhetoric, Aristotle divided speech into these three distinct classifications
What are Forensic , Epideictic, & Deliberative
The media shapes the public's interest
What is Agenda-Setting
In Coordinated Management of Meaning, this is the first "Claim"
What is "Our Communication Creates Our Social Worlds"
This theory claims that strong relationships use more media to sustain their relationships than do weak relationships
What is Media Multiplexity Theory
Stanley Deetz, writes about this theory and Stakeholder Participation in which everyone who will be significantly affected by a corporate policy should have a meaningful voice in the decision-making
What is Critical Theory of Communication In Organizations
These make up the Dramatistic Pentad within Burke's Dramatism
What are Act, Agent, Agency, Scene, & Purpose
This is the study of different personal and social environments created by the use of different communication technologies
What is Media Ecology