The goal of expectancy violations theory is to predict and explain ______.

A. how people reduce uncertainty about others
B. self-monitoring in uncertain and unexpected situations
C. when people will self-disclose in interpersonal encounters
D. how people react when they encounter atypical behavior


D. how people react when they encounter atypical behavior

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A) prior restraint. B) repression. C) regression.. D) the TPM Standard.

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The process of analysis often requires research

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Even if the denotative meanings of the words family and values are emotionally neutral, when the terms are put together, the connotation of the phrase family values becomes ________ in U.S. politics.

A. loaded language B. symbolic C. ambiguous D. emotionally charged

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The research of Chapman and colleagues (2009) shows that different facial muscles are associated with gustatory disgust (e.g., something tastes bad to you) compared to moral disgust (e.g., you see someone being treated unfairly)

a. True b. False

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