When Ignorance Is Bliss

KELLERMANN, K., & REYNOLDS, R. (1990). When Ignorance Is Bliss: The Role of Motivation to Reduce Uncertainty in Uncertainty Reduction Theory. Human Communication Research, 5-75.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1990

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-2958.1990.tb00226.x

Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1990.tb00226.x

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Uncertainty Reduction Theory
  • Uncertainty may be appraised as hope, protection, or opportunity and may be maintained or increased; communication can expose additional possibilities rather than monotonically reducing them.

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