Chapter 7 Interpersonal Expectancy Violations Theory

Question 1

Author Expectancy Violations Theory

Answer 1

Buffoon

Question 2

Tradition Expectancy Violations Theory

Answer 2

Socio-psychological

Question 3

Communication context Expectancy Violations Theory

Answer 3

Intrapersonal interpersonal - investigate relationship

Question 4

Approach to knowing Expectancy Violations Theory

Answer 4

Positivist/empirical

Question 5

Overall theory Expectancy Violations Theory

Answer 5

Assumptions

1. Expectancies drive human interactions – expectations for interactions
2. Expectancies for human behavior are learned - from culture, media family
3. 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

Question 6

Proxemics

Answer 6

Study of persons use of space in conversations - can influence meaning

Question 7

Intimate, personal, social and public distance

Answer 7

Intimate: persons most close(love)
Personal:family and friend
Social: for formal relations
Public: very formal

Question 8

Primary, secondary, and public territory

Answer 8

Primary: mine exclusively
Secondary: personal connection but not exclusive (Au)
Public: no personal and open for all

Question 9

Expectancies: individual factors

Answer 9

Gender personality appearance eg.

Question 10

Expectations: relational factors

Answer 10

Relationship, status and liking

Question 11

Expectancies: context factors

Answer 11

Formality, social functions and norms

Question 12

Arousal

Answer 12

Occurs when person puts more attention to the violation than the message

Question 13

Threat threshold high/low

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Violation valence

Answer 14

Try to interpret the meaning of a violation and decide whether it is positive or negative

Question 15

Reward valence

Answer 15

People can punish or reward when violated: nod, smile ignore

Question 16

Critics - scope

Answer 16

Seem broad because nonverbal communication is, but the original work of personal space was clear unscope

Question 17

Utility (nytte)

Answer 17

Has utility because it affect countless conversations

Question 18

Test ability

Answer 18

May be problematic but clearly defined concepts

Question 19

Heurism

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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

Question 20

Example use commercials:

Answer 20

Commercials can often test the receivers limits and violate people in different ways - this can have a positive or negative outcome

Question 21

Aida model

Answer 21

Attention interest desire action