Computer-Mediated Communication (8)

Computer-mediated Communication is any human communication that occurs through the use of two or more ___

CMC must be differentiated according to 1. the ___ and ___ of the involved senses / modalities (text-based / visual / auditive), 2. synchronous vs. asynchronous, 3. number of ___ of message

Social Information Processing Theory explains how communication in CMC changes from initial ___ levels to more __ forms. In initial text-based CMC, interaction partners are able to adapt to the ___ in nonverbal cues over time by using other cues to convey social ___ and thus form ___ of each other

SIP: 1. Humans have the drive to ___ and communication is used to affect this

SIP: 2. Development of ___ impression via verbal-textual channels over the course of ___ interactions

SIP: 3. In CMC, ___ of messages takes longer than in ___-communication

SIP Classic Study (Impression Development in Computer-Mediated Interaction): experimental study comparing F2F and CMC ___ between ___ over a period of several weeks

SIP Classic Study Research Question: do ___ impressions in CMC evolve over time?

SIP Classic Study: Participants were randomly divided into groups and had to solve tasks over a period of 3-6 weeks either ___ (control) or via ___ (treatment)

SIP Classic Study: Self-report questionnaire measuring ___ impressions of teammates

SIP Classic Study Results: CMC groups gradually ___ in impression development to a level approach that of F2F groups

SIP Limitations: questionable ___ for modern multi-channel CMC

Deindividuation: Psychological state of reduced ___ causing weakened concerns about social evaluation, leading to ___ behavior among group members

Social Identity of Deindividuation Effects: ___ in CMC affects social identity in a group

SIDE Contrary to Deindividuation: anonymity in CMC reduces salience of ___ identity but does not reduce ___ in general,rather it increases the salience of ___ identity

SIDE: Antinormative behavior in CMC is not the result of reduced self-awareness but rather the result of increased awareness of ___ identity and thus the result of specific ___ rules of a particular group (Depersonalisation rather than Deindividuation)

SIDE Classic Study (The impact of email on collective action: A field application of the SIDE model): Examining the effect of a call to ___ money via ___ vs. ___ communication, then measuring donations and in-group identification

SIDE Classic Study Results: requests via ___ led to more donations, especially when Christian group identity was salient

SIDE Limitations: neglect of ___ traits and ___ factors

Hyperpersonal Communication: CMC that ___ F2F interpersonal communication

HC Receiver: ___ perception

HC Sender: ___ selective self-presentation

HC Channel: ___ channels for relational coordination and information management

HC Classic Study (The Hyperpersonal effects in online dating: effects of text-based CMC vs. videoconferencing before meeting): Participated in speed dating consisting of two meetings, one ___ (text vs. video) and one ___

HC Classic Study: measured ___ and ___ attraction ratings after the first and after the second meeting

HC Classic Study Results: more ___ attraction between interactants who used text-based CMC than video, but not for ___ attraction. After the F2F meeting, the Hyperpersonal effect persisted for social attraction, but not for romantic attraction

HC Limitations: on online dating sites, users actually use less ___ selective self-presentation in their online dating profiles when they are looking for a long-term, offline relationship