EXPECTANCY

VIOLATIONS THEORY

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 EXPECTANCY VIOLATIONS THEORY
• Analyzes how individuals respond to
unanticipated violations of social norms and
expectations.

• Predicts and explains the effects of

nonverbal behavior violations on
interpersonal communication.
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 TYPES OF EXPECTANCIES
• PREDICTIVE EXPECTATIONS: behaviors
we expect to see because they are the most
typical and vary across cultures.

• PRESCRIPTIVE EXPECTATIONS: beliefs

about what behaviors should be performed
and what is needed and desired.
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 VIOLATIONS
• Human interactions are influenced by expectations, which trigger
appraisal processes. It has expanded to nonverbal violations.

• Positive and negative violations lead to favorable outcomes.

 POSITIVE CONFIRMATION: When behavior is expected and performed by

a favorably regarded person.
 NEGATIVE CONFIRMATION: The behavior is expected but done by a
negatively regarded person.
 POSITIVE VIOLATION: A favorably regarded person does something
unexpected.
 NEGATIVE VIOLATION: A negatively regarded person violates 4
expectations.
 APPLICATION OF EXPECTANCY VIOLATIONS THEORY (EVT)

• EVT can apply to both non-relational interaction and close relationship

o INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

• Friendship
• Family relationships: phubbing
• Romantic relationships
• Romantic relationships
• Sexual resistance
• Hurtful events
• Online dating 5
o COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
• Facebook
• Electronic mail

o ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
• Teacher anger
• Teacher dress

o EVALUATION OF MEDIA FIGURES

o HEALTH AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT

o CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SEARCHING

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o EXPECTATIONS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM
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 CONCLUSION
Critique of the theory is the assumption
that expectancy violations are mostly
highly consequential acts, negative in
nature, and cause uncertainty to increase
between communicators.

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 REFERENCES
Expectancy violations theory. (2024, February 4). Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectancy_violations_theory#
Drew, S. Y. A. P. R. B. C. (2023, August 31). Expectancy Violation Theory: Definition & Examples (2024).
Helpful Professor. https://helpfulprofessor.com/expectancy-violation-theory/
Burgoon, J. K. (2015, June 18). Expectancy Violations Theory. The International Encyclopedia of
Interpersonal Communication. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118540190.wbeic102

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 MEMBERS
ANDRADA, CARLA JANE D.
DEPOSITARIO, JANE SHEINA D.
MARTINEZ, DIANNA ROSE R.
MORILLO, KORRINE ROSE C.
SANTOS, MICHAELA FRANZ S.
VILLAMOR, ROSELYN R.

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