This theory began with the assumption that as a society, we have a set of expectations for how people are going to behave nonverbally, and when people behave outside of those parameters, we respond negatively

A) uncertainty reduction theory
B) expectancy violations theory
C) uses and gratification theory
D) media dependency theory
E) diffusion of innovations theory


Answer: B

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