Compare and Contrast Attribution Theory with Expectancy Violations Theory

question 84

Essay

Compare and contrast attribution theory with expectancy violations theory. In your well-written essay, be sure to address each of the following:
a. Who is primarily responsible for developing each theory?
b. How, if at all, are these two theories similar? How are they distinct?
c. How do both theories incorporate perception into their explanations for human interaction?
d. How psychological and how communicative are both theories? Is one theory more communicative than the other? If so, why? If not, why not?

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