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Chapter 8 of your text discusses the Expectancy Violations Theory

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Chapter 8 of your text discusses the Expectancy Violations Theory. One major premise of this theory is that people have expectations about the behaviors (both verbal and nonverbal) of others. Can you provide an example from your own life that relates to the Expectancy Violations Theory? Does understanding this theory help you make sense of that communication situation?