Concepts and theories

Hi guys,
In preparation for your first research write-up, I thought it would help if I provided you with a list of the most important concepts and theories discussed in class so far (this will be good to know for the exam too). Thanks to Stephanie for her great work - I know some of you are a little overwhelmed with the sheer number of theories/concepts mentioned in class and readings, so I just want to let you know which ones are the most important.
Good luck!!
-Catalina

CONCEPTS:
Synchronicity

Persistence

Anonymity

Cues
a)Verbal
b)Nonverbal
c)Vocal

Personality traits
a)Extroversion
b) Neuroticism
c) Conscientiousness
d) Openness to experience
e) Agreeableness

Possible selves
a)Ideal self
b) Ought self
c) Actual self
d) True self

Self-presentational tactics
a)Self-descriptions
b) Attitude expressions
c) Nonverbal behaviors
d) Social associations
e) Sets, props and lighting

Digital deception
a) Identity-based
b) Message-based

Assessment signals
Conventional signals

Truth bias

Trust
a) Delayed trust
b) Fragile trust

Online relationships
a) Physical attraction
b) Proximity
c) Common ground
d) Disinhibition effects

McKenna’s relationship facilitation factors
a) Identifiability
b) Removal of gating features
c) Interactional control
d) Connecting to similar others
e) Getting the goods

Aspects of self-disclosure
a)Honesty
b) Amount
c) Intentionality
d) Valence



THEORIES/MODELS:

Social presence theory
a)Bandwidth
b) Salience
c) Social presence

Reduced social context cues

Cues filtered out

Hyperpersonal model
a) Overattribution
b) Developmental aspect
c) Selective self-presentation
d) Re-allocation of cognitive resources
e) Behavioral confirmation

Fundamental attribution error
a) Situational attributions
b) Dispositional attributions

Media Richness Theory
a)Richness
b)Equivocality
c) Efficiency

O’Sullivan’s model
a)Valence of communication
b)Locus of communication

Social distance theory

Feature-based approach
a)Synchronicity
b) Recordability
c) Distribution

Joinson’s model
a) Private self-awareness
b) Public self-awareness
c) Visual anonymity

Uncertainty reduction theory

As you can see, there's lots to work with! Choose something that really interests you and have fun with it :)).