Effects Of Absence Of Gating Virtual Rele

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

F-t-f rele modern world = experience many gates
-effect early development of rele in 2 ppl

Gates could include physical attractiveness, social anxiety + stammers

Question 2

Benefits of absence of gating

Answer 2

-Effect of absence of gates
-Rele progress to a point = self disclosure can occur
-away from superficial nd distracting features
-encourage virtual rele = deep level quicker than f-t-f = ppl focus on what said than what looks like

Question 3

Drawbacks of absence of gating

Answer 3

-create online image that they would not be able to uphold in f-t-f rele

-e.g = introvert express himself as extrovert
Man as woman

-untrue self disclosure in virtual rele as ppl freely create any kind of avatar

Question 4

Ao3 strength

Answer 4

McKenna & Bargh (2000)

•Participants: Shy, lonely, socially anxious people

Findings:
•Online they expressed their ‘true selves’ more than in face-to-face
•71% of these online relationships lasted at least 2 years
•Compared to 49% of face-to-face ones

Supports the idea that absence of gating (e.g., appearance, anxiety) helps virtual relationships thrive

Increases validity

Question 5

AO3 limitation

Answer 5

Not all relationships are purely online or offline – many are multi-modal

Online and offline interactions are often intertwined, not “either/or

What we disclose online is affected by offline context and vice versa

This complex overlap weakens arg
theory may oversimplify modern relationships