https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380 So you're starting a brand new chapter of your life. New people, new places, new relationships. Your first week is filled with orientations, mandatory meetings about policy, and many more awkward conversations with total strangers. Well all of these experiences have theories that sum them up that you will learn in your communications class. Here are the five communicational theories that you will experience in your first week of college, whether you like it or not. en-us 2017-12-05 02:03:31 UTC 2024-10-13 01:56:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png hiattjs2021 https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213131247 That boy/girl you met at orientation that you thought would be the love of your life? Well after talking to them for a few days, you realize they're everything you hate. The process of changing your opinion on someone as you get to know them further is called the social exchange theory. It's basically a fancy way of saying "I changed my mind". The social exchange theory can be good or bad. The process can be quick or take some time. Whether it was a friend you thought you made, your roommate, or even a professor, you most likely have experienced the social exchange theory. ]]> 2017-12-05 02:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213131247 hiattjs2021 https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213137201 Whether you love them or you hate them, the first week of class is nothing but syllabuses you don't read, and ice breakers, where you are forced to disclose some kind of information about yourself. The Social Penetration Theory is the process of sharing yourself with others. The way you share yourself is broken down into layers, like an onion. (Shoutout to Shrek). How quickly you disclose information about yourself varies from person to person, and can affect how people feel about you. I mean who wants to become friends with a person who spits out that they have the highest snake score of all time before you even know their last name? ]]> 2017-12-05 03:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213137201 hiattjs2021 https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213143008 Social norms, comparing yourself to others, we all do it. You walk into your first day of orientations & immediately start comparing yourself to other "college students". The self discrepancy theory states that you have three versions of yourself. Your actual self, is who you really are. Your true interests, and personal appearance. You also have your "Ideal Self", which is the person you wish you were. The third is your "Ought Self", the person you ought to be based on your personal responsibilities or duties. In your first week of college, your "Ideal Self" could change because of all of the new people you see. After the first few weeks of classes you might find out you picked a major that totally sucks, so your ought to be self could also take a drastic turn. ]]> 2017-12-05 03:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213143008 hiattjs2021 https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213154087 The quiet kid in your orientation group is super timid, the cute girl is stuck up, and the football player dude has rocks for brains. The things you pair with someone after finding out a miniscule detail about who they are. The Implicit Personality Theory states that people often assume things of a person they recently met after discovering a minor detail about their personality. The assumptions we make can be wrong, but can also be correct. In your first week you might find out that Zina is actually a party animal despite the fact she only said three words total during preview. You could also come to find out that Joe who's rushing Sigma Kappa Alpha Megatron is just as big of a jerk as he came off as. ]]> 2017-12-05 05:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213154087 hiattjs2021 https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213159947 The communication accommodation theory states that humans have the tendency to change the way they interact with people, depending on who the person is. The girl you talked to on the first day of your statistics class probably doesn't sound like that all the time. The communication accommodation theory isn't only about the sound though, it can also effect what your conversations are about. People do this to either sound more likeable and relatable, or to emphasize the differences you have. ]]> 2017-12-05 06:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hiattjs2021/zebracobra21380/wish/213159947