Expectancy Violation Theory (Paper Rough Draft) - 1192.
Judee Burgoon’s, Expectancy Violations Theory also known as EVT, explains how individuals react to unexpected violations of social norms either in a positive or negative way.Expectancy Violation Theory Introduction “Expectancy violations exert significance on people’s interaction patterns, on their impressions of one another, and on the outcomes of their interactions” (Burgoon 1993:40).Expectancy Violation Theory This theory is when you expect something from someone but it turns out not the way you expected. This theory also explains or attempts how communication is used to reduce the uncertainty for people. For example: when a boy and a girl was chatting on the internet and they decided to meet.
Expectancy Violation Theory (Paper Rough Draft) Expectancy Violation Theory, or more commonly referred to as EVT, is the study of attempting to explain one’s reactions to unexpected behavior of their peers, and the various meanings that people attribute to the violation, or infringement, of their personal space.Expectancy violations theory predicts and explains the effects of nonverbal behavior violations on interpersonal communication outcomes such as attraction, credibility, persuasion, and smooth interactions.
Expectancy violation is a communication theory which tries to explain the unexpected behaviours of human beings while interacting. The theory is based on the uncertainty reduction theory where the vagueness on the behaviours of the others is reduced through interaction.
