Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Computer-Mediated Communication Intimate relationships Coye Cheshire & Andrew Fiore // May 25, 2017 Um, where were we? Marriage markets — exchange theory Exchange of differential characteristics Opportunity cost of staying with mate Lure of guaranteed replacement (big market) “Love” as solution to commitment problem So what can we learn from newspaper personal ads in 1984? 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 1 Greek love styles Eros: passionate love Ludus: game-playing love (flirtation?) Storge: companionate love (deep friendship) Pragma: storge + ludus — practical love Mania: eros + ludus — intense, jealous love Agape: eros + storge — unselfish, giving love 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 2 Analyzing magazine personals Fs seeking Ms same age or older Ms seeking younger Fs (or not much older) Homophily on personality traits, interests Men more likely to describe attractiveness Men also more likely to request photo A contradiction? 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 3 So what happens when people actually make up their minds? 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 4 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 5 Shifting gears… 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 6 Selves: actual, real, ideal “Actual” self — who you present usually “Real” or “true” self — who you really are, but are prevented from presenting “Ideal” self — who you aspire to be 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 7 Self-disclosure Progressive self-disclosure builds intimacy (Passion as function of change in intimacy?) “Gating features” preclude this process? “Stranger on a train” phenomenon = “Stranger in a chat room”? 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 8 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 9 Transitioning to face-to-face 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 10 Liking in mediated channels Lab experiment — interact with oppositesex partner in one of three conditions: Interact face-to-face for 20 min twice Interact first on IRC for 20 min, then face-to-face for 20 min Interact with one person face-to-face and one via IRC — actually same person 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 11 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 12 5/25/2017 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore 13