Virtual Relationships In Social Media^

Question 1

CMC

Answer 1

computer mediated communication

Question 2

FtF

Answer 2

face to face relationships

Question 3

More Self-Disclosure

Answer 3

anonymity
have time to think about response
less embarrassment
The Hyperpersonal Model - Walther

Question 4

Less Self-Disclosure

Answer 4

blackmail
catfishing
Reduced Cues Theory - Sproull & Kiesler

Question 5

Reduced Cues Theory

Answer 5

Sproull & Kiesler
phy cues to emo lack in CMC
lead to losing identity and acting in diff way
aggressive and blunt communication lead to reluctance in SD
reduced cues = deindividuation (less sense of identity)

Question 6

Hyperperson Model

Answer 6

Walther
CMC relations. are more personal/ more SD
can develop relations. quickly as SD is easier so relations. are more intimate

Question 7

Selective Self-Presentation

Answer 7

have more control over what to SD and the cues they send than in FtF
manipulate self-image to look better by being hyperhonest or hyperdishonest

Question 8

Feedback To Reinforce

Answer 8

received has a positive view of sender so replies to reinforce SSP

Question 9

Bargh et al

Answer 9

strangers on a train effect
anonymity promotes SD & being hyperhonest
feel less accountable

Question 10

Gating

Answer 10

any obstacle to the formation of a relations.
- unattractive, social anxiety, age
FtF is considered gated as it has many features than interfere with development

Question 11

McKenna & Bargh (Could be AO3)

Answer 11

adv. of CMC is the lack of gating
relations. can develop so SD is deeper
absence of gating allows relations. to develop in a way that’s less likely in FtF

Question 12

VS Lack of Gating

Answer 12

people can create online identity
catfishing
dangerous

Question 13

Lack of Support for RCT

Answer 13

non verbal cues are diff in CMC not absent
Walther & Tidwell
online, people use other cues (style, timing)
Other ways to compensate such as emojis
that lead to lack of deindividuation

Question 14

Lack of Support for HM

Answer 14

Ruppel et al
meta-analysis of 25
compare SD in FtF and CMC
frequency/depth of SD higher in FtF

Question 15

VS Lack of Support For HM

Answer 15

difference in type of SD in FtF and CMC
Whitty & Jackson
- SSP is manipulated in CMC
- questions more direct and intimate
SD differs as we act differently according to the situation

Question 16

Support for Absence of Gating

Answer 16

McKenna & Bargh
lonely, anxious people use CMC
can express true self more
70% online formed relations. survive (higher than in offline world)
CMC is better at forming long term relations. as it allows anxious people to relax

Question 17

Relationships are Multimodal

Answer 17

Walther
any theory that wants to explain CMC and SD need to accommodate relations. that are both offline and online
Now, FtF and CMC are more combined and need to be studied as such
but neither of the model do that