**L9 - Self Disclosure in Virtual relationships Flashcards
what is one prominent difference between face to face and virtual relationships?
ONE PROMINENT DIFFERENCE between FACE TO FACE and VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS is that SELF DISCLOSURE tends to OCCUR MUCH FASTER IN VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
what’s one reason why self disclosure happens faster online?
ONE REASON FOR a MUCH FASTER LEVEL OF SELF DISCLOSURE in VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS is the ANONYMITY ASSOCIATED WITH VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
why do people self disclose less in real life?
PEOPLE TEND TO HOLD OFF DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN REAL LIFE for FEAR OF REJECTION OR RIDICULE, UNLESS THEY ARE CONFIDENT that they can TRUST THE PERSON and that INFORMATION WON’T BE LEAKED TO MUTUAL FRIENDS - however there is MUCH LESS RISK of this in VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
who proposed the hyperpersonal model of virtual relationships?
WALTHER PROPOSED THE HYPERPERSONAL MODEL of VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
what does the hyperpersonal model by WALTHER suggest?
the HYPERPERSONAL MODEL by WALTHER suggests that AS SELF DISCLOSURE HAPPENS FASTER IN VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS than FACE TO FACE ONES, VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS QUICKLY BECOME MORE INTIMATE AND INTENSE, but they CAN ALSO END MORE QUICKLY HOWEVER because its HARD TO SUSTRAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF INTENSE SELF DISCLOSURE FOR A LONG TIME
why does walther suggest that virtual relationships feel more intimate?
WALTHER also suggests that VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS MAY FEEL MORE INTIMATE because its EASIER TO MANIPULATE SELF DISCLOSURE ONLINE than FACE TO FACE. People in ONLINE CONVERSATIONS have MORE TIME TO EDIT THEIR RESPONSES to PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A BETTER LIGHT, WALTHER calls this SELECTIVE SELF PRESENTATION - PROJECTING A POSITIVE IMAGE will make a VIRTUAL PARTNER WANT TO DISCLOSE MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCREASING THE INTENSITY OF THE RELATIONSHIP
+WHITTY AND JOINSON (EVALUATION OF HYPERPERSONAL MODEL)
WHITTY AND JOINSON conducted RESEARCH which clearly DEMONSTRATES THE EFFECT of BEING ONLINE ON SELF DISCLOSURE, they discovered that IN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS, BOTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TEND TO BE MORE DIRECT, PROBING and INTIMATE THAN IN EVERYDAY FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS as the HYPERPERSONAL MODEL WOULD PREDICT
-CONTRADICTORY RESEARCH (EVALUATION OF HYPERPERSONAL MODEL)
RESEARCH has found that RELATIONSHIPS which BEGIN ONLINE are MORE DURABLE THAN OTHER RELATIONSHIPS, RATHER THAN ENDING MORE QUICKLY AS THE HYPERPERSONAL MODEL SUGGESTS, This is DUE TO MORE OPEN SELF DISCLOSURE EARLY ON IN THE RELATIONSHIP
-SELF DISCLOSURE VARIES BASED ON ONLINE CONTEXT (EVALUATION OF HYPERPERSONAL MODEL)
SELF DISCLOSURE VAIRES BASED ON ONLINE CONTEXT - people DISCLOSE MORE ON GAMING SITES than they do on DATING SITES because the LATTER IS MORE LIKELY TO LEAD TO FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTERS IN THE FUTURE
what did SPOULL and KIESLER suggest?
SPOULL AND KIESLER suggested that SELF DISCLOSURE IN VIRUTAL RELATIONSHIPS might be LESS OPEN AND HONEST THAN IN FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIPS - in REAL LIFE WE RELY ON A LOT OF SUBTLE CUES such as FACIAL EXPRESSIONS and TONE OF VOICE which are ABSENT IN VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
what is reduced cue theory?
ACCORDING TO REDUCED CUE THEORY, REDUCTION IN NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION leads to DEINDIVIDUATION because it DIMINISHES PEOPLE’S FEELINGS OF IDENTITY and BRINGS OUT BEHAVIOURS THAT PEOPLE USUALLY SUPPRESS SUCH AS AGGRESSION. This MAY MAKE ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS MORE AGGRESSIVE which can RESULT IN LESS SELF DISCLOSURE FROM OTHER PEOPLE as they FEAR VERBAL AGGRESSION
-REDUCE CUE THEORY IS AN OUTDATED THEORY (EVALUATION OF REDUCED CUE THEORY)
REDUCED CUE THEORY was developed WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA LACKED FACE TO FACE INTERACTION, meaning VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS were MUCH LESS RICH IN NON VERBAL INTERACTIONS THAN REAL LIFE RELATIONSHIPS, however MODERN TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR LIVE INTERACTION which makes VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS MUCH MORE SIMILAR TO REAL LIFE RELATIONSHIPS IN TERMS OF ITS SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
-EMOTICONS (EVALUATION OF REDUCED CUE THEORY)
NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION is NOT ABSENT FROM VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, the CUES ARE JUST DIFFERENT - e.g EMOTICONS are USED AS SUBSTITUTES FOR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND INTONATION.
The TIMING OF RESPONSES is ALSO AN IMPORTANT FORM of NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
