Throughout this course, we have taken care to emphasize the significance of cultural variables in communication and in our lives in general. Have researchers addressed cultural dimensions of Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT)? What, if any, research exists to investigate this question? Are there ways in which culture may affect URT? Why or why not?

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