The general purpose of studying uncertainty reduction theory can help people to understand human relationship in interpersonal communication. Basically, every person experience with the confront of uncertainty whereas in initial encounters, new …show more content…
The main assumption of URT is that people experience uncertainty in interpersonal settings and therefore create cognitive stress. Each people will experienced uncertainty and anxiety when they meet someone new because they are unable to predict and control the relationships. The second assumption of URT is when strangers meet, their will attempt to reduce uncertainty and increase predictability. Individual tend to communicate with strangers in order to get more information to reduces the uncertainty. In the process of communication, people can gain more information and it can help them to be able to predict others behavior and resulting