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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Interpersonal Communication

Background:

  • Social interactions can be challenging, leading to apprehension and insecurity.
  • Initial interactions between strangers often present unique social difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if instructing individuals to gather information about a partner reduces social difficulties in initial interactions.
  • To examine the effects of information-seeking instructions on participants and their partners.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-four pairs of strangers participated in an initial interaction.
  • One participant in each pair received instructions to learn as much as possible about the other.
  • A control group did not receive these information-seeking instructions.

Main Results:

  • Information-seeking instructions significantly reduced apprehension, insecurity, and awkwardness for both the instructed individuals and their partners.
  • The instructions influenced participants' perceptions of their conversation partners.
  • Observable behavioral changes resulting from the instructions were minimal.

Conclusions:

  • Providing a script for information-seeking is effective in reducing social concerns during initial interactions.
  • The reduction in social concerns appears independent of significant changes in social behavior or information exchange.
  • This suggests cognitive framing plays a key role in mitigating social anxiety.