Moving Violation

Humankind is a tomorrow-centered species, and seek to know what is coming next. Expectancy Violation Theory plays right into the need to predict what each communication event holds in store. It states that one has preconceived notions of how social interactions should go and when someone violates those predictions one must evaluate how that makes them feel. The reaction that occurs gets assigned a violation valence, whether the encounter was positive or negative, and it is often dependent on…

Burgoon et al. (2016) use expectancy violations theory to examine how different forms of interfaces that confirm or violate user expectations affect the communication process, social judgments, ability to influence, and accuracy to recall associated with HtEAC (communication with a computer generated person). Burgoon et al., (2016) have participants interact with an embodied agent or with a human partner to solve a task. Their results suggest that people trust EAs more than actual human beings…

change. Expectancy Violations Theory (EVT) is a theory of communication which analyzes how individuals respond to unanticipated violations, social norms, and the expectations that looks into these relationships on numerous levels (Griffin et al. 2015, p. 81). For starters, an expectancy violation is not necessarily considered to be negative. Expectancies influence the outcome of the communication interaction as either positive or negative; thus predicting that positive violations increase the…

1. Unique Title (3 points): What to write: Give the theory your own unique title, not the one the author uses. Explain your unique title. Elaborate, explain the thinking "behind" your unique title. 100 words minimum. Indicate your word count at the end of this prompt. My Story, My Response! As you can see, the unique title I chose for this theory is My Story, My Response. I chose this title because everyone has a story. None of us knows what makes a person respond in the manner they do.…

despite its frowned upon nature, expectations are violated making the subject reasonable to observe through an Expectancy Violations Theory lens. When couples stay together, despite relational transgressions it is often baffling to those around them which can lead to cognitive dissonance within the couple’s group of friends. In order to explain this perceived expectancy violation, investment model theory may prove eligible. This paper dedicates itself to the literature review of such relational…

Headphones: The Isolation Phenomenon Would it be difficult to imagine that the only way to stay connected to the ongoing World was to isolate yourself from everything else? The Exclusion Act of 1882 was a law that was intended to prohibit the migration of Chinese Laborers, which isolated Chinese people from Americans. In the 21st century, Americans no longer have such laws that isolate people from other people; however, with the help of early inventers, people have been able to develop…

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. Scientific theories usually predict and explain how something is going to work and we usually never try to tweak proven scientific theories because they are great proven hypothesis. In the beginning of Burgoon’s research, her theory focused on how preferred personal space for an individual is created and confronted. These…

I am going to reflect on the expectancy violation theory in the perceiving and understanding chapter in the Communication Mosaics book. “Research concerning the expectancy violation theory shows that when our expectations are violated, we become more cognitively alert as we struggle to understand and cope with unexpected behaviors and events” (Wood, p.53). This theory has recently become noticeable in my life. A young man just recently passed away in the town where I’m from, this was totally…

Expectancy Violation Theory holds positive violations produce more favorable communication outcomes than conformity to expectations, while negative violations produce less favorable ones (Burgoon & Hale, 1988). Burgoon defined personal space as the “invisible, variable volume of space surrounding an individual that defines that individual’s preferred distance from others” (Griffin et al., 2015, p. 82). Multiple factors assist in deciding each person’s personal space such as culture and…

Wireless Beats by Dre - Formal Plan Proposal Music can be enjoyed using a variety of different apprentices; however, in our generation, there is an emphasis on the quality of sound. People are constantly upgrading old speakers and headphones in search of the newest, clearest sounding speakers that money can buy. Beats by Dre have created a prestigious brand within the audio world with a variety of products including headphones, earphones, and speakers; each with different styles,…