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Didi Hill
September 12, 2015
CMST 352
Journal #1
Expectancy Violations Theory
Expectancy violations theory jumped out at me while reading the text. I chose this
theory because it relates to every day life very clearly. The example in the book about the
teacher and the interactions he had with the four students made it easy to understand.
Judee Burgoon created the expectancy violations theory (EVT). It is a theory about
sophisticated personal space and deals with specifically nonverbal communication. It
attempts to explain the reactions of individuals who are experiencing unexpected
behaviors of people around him/her. Though there are a ton of concepts that play into
each theory in communication, these are EVT’s core concepts— expectancy, violation
valence, and communicator reward valence.
The expectancy violations theory is very applicable to everyday life. Each person
has a set of expectations for each interaction that occurs throughout the day. When these
expectations are not met and/or exceeded, the person’s reaction can be positive or
negative. These interactions could happen on the walk to class or even with a roommate.
An example of this could be in a classroom setting. On the first day of class, you may
have the expectations of the teacher to be super boring and just go over the syllabus of
the class. When you arrive, you see that the teacher has brought cookies and printed the
syllabus on pink paper. Since this exceeded your expectations in a positive way, you may
begin to enjoy the class more and think of it in an optimistic way. On the flip side,
expectations within an interaction could be not met at all by the other person involved.
For example, on the first day of class, you predict the class and teacher to be very
enjoyable and enthusiastic. When you arrive, you quickly realize that it will not be very
enjoyable because the teacher tells everyone about how no one has ever gotten above a
“B” in the course. Your reaction to this could be to completely opt out of the course.
EVT is applicable to my life in many ways but one specific example happened
during my Public Writing class on Monday. My professor was discussing and explaining
the value of social media. A classmate then brought her phone out and very blatantly took
a picture of her. Instead of our professor getting upset, as we all must have expected, she
started posing for the pictures. This was a positive violation that occurred and changed
my opinion about this professor in a better way.
The strengths and weaknesses in EVT while trying to apply in to daily life vary. I
believe the most prevalent strength would be how often it actually happens. Whether or
not it is a small violation or a big violation, it occurs more often than not. A weakness of
this theory may be determining when it happens. I think it is difficult, especially when in
the moment, to see this theory in action. I have been able to comprehend when the
nonverbal expectations are being violated more so now that I understand the theory
better.
This theory creates insight into how others as well as yourself communicate. I
think that once you understand the theory, you can choose when and when not to violate
the other individuals’ expectations better than before. This means that it also alters the
way you may nonverbally communicate with others, causing to better understand how
your actions affect individuals. By learning how your actions affect others, this provides
advice for communicating in the future.
The expectancy violations theory explains personal space and what happens when
the expectations of people respecting personal space are violated. This theory helps gain
insight on how to effectively communicate with others as well as how to effectively react
when your expectations are violated.

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EVT Journal1

  • 1. Didi Hill September 12, 2015 CMST 352 Journal #1 Expectancy Violations Theory Expectancy violations theory jumped out at me while reading the text. I chose this theory because it relates to every day life very clearly. The example in the book about the teacher and the interactions he had with the four students made it easy to understand. Judee Burgoon created the expectancy violations theory (EVT). It is a theory about sophisticated personal space and deals with specifically nonverbal communication. It attempts to explain the reactions of individuals who are experiencing unexpected behaviors of people around him/her. Though there are a ton of concepts that play into each theory in communication, these are EVT’s core concepts— expectancy, violation valence, and communicator reward valence. The expectancy violations theory is very applicable to everyday life. Each person has a set of expectations for each interaction that occurs throughout the day. When these expectations are not met and/or exceeded, the person’s reaction can be positive or negative. These interactions could happen on the walk to class or even with a roommate. An example of this could be in a classroom setting. On the first day of class, you may have the expectations of the teacher to be super boring and just go over the syllabus of the class. When you arrive, you see that the teacher has brought cookies and printed the syllabus on pink paper. Since this exceeded your expectations in a positive way, you may begin to enjoy the class more and think of it in an optimistic way. On the flip side,
  • 2. expectations within an interaction could be not met at all by the other person involved. For example, on the first day of class, you predict the class and teacher to be very enjoyable and enthusiastic. When you arrive, you quickly realize that it will not be very enjoyable because the teacher tells everyone about how no one has ever gotten above a “B” in the course. Your reaction to this could be to completely opt out of the course. EVT is applicable to my life in many ways but one specific example happened during my Public Writing class on Monday. My professor was discussing and explaining the value of social media. A classmate then brought her phone out and very blatantly took a picture of her. Instead of our professor getting upset, as we all must have expected, she started posing for the pictures. This was a positive violation that occurred and changed my opinion about this professor in a better way. The strengths and weaknesses in EVT while trying to apply in to daily life vary. I believe the most prevalent strength would be how often it actually happens. Whether or not it is a small violation or a big violation, it occurs more often than not. A weakness of this theory may be determining when it happens. I think it is difficult, especially when in the moment, to see this theory in action. I have been able to comprehend when the nonverbal expectations are being violated more so now that I understand the theory better. This theory creates insight into how others as well as yourself communicate. I think that once you understand the theory, you can choose when and when not to violate the other individuals’ expectations better than before. This means that it also alters the way you may nonverbally communicate with others, causing to better understand how
  • 3. your actions affect individuals. By learning how your actions affect others, this provides advice for communicating in the future. The expectancy violations theory explains personal space and what happens when the expectations of people respecting personal space are violated. This theory helps gain insight on how to effectively communicate with others as well as how to effectively react when your expectations are violated.