The Role of Context in Information Seeking and Impression Formation.

Rubin, Rebecca Boring

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The Role of Context in Information Seeking and Impression Formation

Rubin, Rebecca Boring

Communication Monographs, 44, 1, 81-90, Mar 77

Investigates the amount and type of information sought during impression formation and concludes that information seeking is integral to uncertainty reduction in interpersonal interaction. (MH)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Speech Communication

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