uncertainty reduction theory

postpositivist communication theory that, when interacting, people need information about the other party in order to reduce their uncertainty
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uncertainty reduction theory

Summary

uncertainty reduction theory is a communication theory[1]. It draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (communication_theory category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • uncertainty reduction theory is credited with the discovery of Charles Berger[3].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's instance of is recorded as communication theory[4].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07w4sk[6].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'URT'}[7].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's different from is recorded as Uncertainty-reply asymmetry[8].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/155rj3vc[9].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 94361409[10].
  • uncertainty reduction theory's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C94361409[11].

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Works and Contributions

uncertainty reduction theory is credited with the discovery of Charles Berger[3].

Why It Matters

uncertainty reduction theory draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (communication_theory category, ranking #3 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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