All of the following are assumptions of Expectancy Violations Theory identified by the authors EXCEPT

A. expectancies drive human interaction
B. expectancies for human behavior are frequently incorrect
C. people make predictions about nonverbal behavior
D. expectancies for human behavior are learned


Answer: B

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