first encounters. This theory assumes that when strangers meet, their primary concern is one of uncertainty reduction for the purpose of increasing predictability about the behavior of both themselves and others while interacting (Griffin, 2003, p.142).

According to the uncertainty reduction theory, when approaching an initial encounter, it is only natural to have a drive to predict and explain. In conformity with Fritz Heider’s beliefs, we as human beings naturally tend to draw constant inferences about why people do the things that they do (Griffin, 2003, p.143). Similarly, we have an initial desire to compile information for the purpose, as aforementioned, of gaining knowledge and creating understanding. Correspondingly, applied to the roommate example, this simply means that someone entering a dormitory situation, where they will ha

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