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study of a person’s use of space
* In conversations
* In Perceptions of another use of space
*Use of space affects goal achievement |
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| Expectancy violations theory |
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| suggests that people hold expectations about the nonverbal behavior of others. Unexpected violations of our expectations are arousing and ambiguous. Interpreting meaning behind the expectancy violations depends on how favorably the violator is precised. |
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| Person's ownership of an area (room, car) |
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| signal an individual exclusive domain |
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| signal some sort of personal connection to an are or object |
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| involves no personal affiliations and include those areas that are open to all people |
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| are thoughts and behaviors anticipated in conversations |
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| Expectancies drive human interaction |
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| Pre-Interactional expectations |
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| the knowledge or skills a communicator brings to an interaction |
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| Interactional expectations |
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| individuals ability to carry out the interaction |
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| Expectancies for human behavior are learned |
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| Expectancies are influenced by: |
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| individual factors, relational factors, context factors |
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| Individual communicator factors |
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| Gender, personality, age, appearance, reputation, |
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| Prior relational history, status difference, levels of attraction and liking |
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| People make predictions about non-verbal behavior |
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| tolerance for distance violations |
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