Uncertainty Reduction Theory

This particular theory is the one I have struggled with the most so far. Basically, the Uncertainty Reduction Theory says we want to be able to predict and explain what is going to happen when we initially encounter someone. We think about what we should do as well as what is going on in the other person's mind. There are eight axioms surrounding the theory, and all of them are easily applied to a real life situation. The one axiom that stuck out in my mind the most was the sixth one because I have encountered it so much this semester. I am a brand new Comm. Studies major, and I'm starting out as a senior. When the semester began, I was positive I was the only senior to switch my major this late in the game and I was really uncertain about the people I was going to have class with. The sixth axiom says that as similarities increase, our uncertainty decreases. On my first day of class, I met 3 other students that were seniors just now switching into Communication Studies. I immediately felt more confident and at ease knowing that there were other people in the same boat that I am.