Chapter 7 Interpersonal Expectancy Violations Theory Flashcards
Author Expectancy Violations Theory
Buffoon
Tradition Expectancy Violations Theory
Socio-psychological
Communication context Expectancy Violations Theory
Intrapersonal interpersonal - investigate relationship
Approach to knowing Expectancy Violations Theory
Positivist/empirical
Overall theory Expectancy Violations Theory
Assumptions
- Expectancies drive human interactions – expectations for interactions
- Expectancies for human behavior are learned - from culture, media family
- People make predictions about nonverbal behavior
- About distance, touch and posture.
Attractiveness of another influences the evaluation of expectancies
when communicative Norms are violated , it can be perceived unfavorable or favorable, depending on the view the receiver have on the person who violate him/her
Proxemics
Study of persons use of space in conversations - can influence meaning
Intimate, personal, social and public distance
Intimate: persons most close(love)
Personal:family and friend
Social: for formal relations
Public: very formal
Primary, secondary, and public territory
Primary: mine exclusively
Secondary: personal connection but not exclusive (Au)
Public: no personal and open for all
Expectancies: individual factors
Gender personality appearance eg.
Expectations: relational factors
Relationship, status and liking
Expectancies: context factors
Formality, social functions and norms
Arousal
Occurs when person puts more attention to the violation than the message
Threat threshold high/low
When there is arousal, threats may occur(e.g. Distance)
High if you don’t care about the threat- e.g. close people stand or person staring
Low: very affected
Violation valence
Try to interpret the meaning of a violation and decide whether it is positive or negative
Reward valence
People can punish or reward when violated: nod, smile ignore
Critics - scope
Seem broad because nonverbal communication is, but the original work of personal space was clear unscope
Utility (nytte)
Has utility because it affect countless conversations
Test ability
May be problematic but clearly defined concepts
Heurism
Highly heuristic even though a lot of interactions have swift to online where nonverbal is not possible. ‘but then there is quickly arised some expectations about online behavior. e.g. Norm violations on Facebook may include too many status updates, overly emotional status updates or Wall posts, heated interactions, name calling through Facebook’s public features, and tags on posts or pictures that might reflect negatively on an individual. Unfriending. - Gives a better understanding of our need for both people and personal space
Example use commercials:
Commercials can often test the receivers limits and violate people in different ways - this can have a positive or negative outcome
Aida model
Attention interest desire action
