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Judee K Burgoon


Judee K Burgoon b.1948

Professor Judee Burgoon has worked in different aspects of interpersonal and nonverbal communication and deception. She has authored (or edited) 13 books and published nearly 300 articles, chapters and reviews. The communication theories with which she is most notably linked are: interpersonal adaptation theory (which focuses on how pairs of communicators coordinate their communication), expectancy violations theory (building upon Hall's work on proxemics and personal space, the theory shows that unexpected behaviour causes arousal and uncertainty in people, and people then look to explain the violation in order to better predict another's behaviour) and interpersonal deception theory (when liars attempt to manipulate messages, which may cause them apprehension about being detected). Burgoon was aware of the importance of nonverbal messages and discussed how expressing emotions can affect our popularity, relationships, and physical and mental health. She linked eye contact with perceived competence, and investigated gaze’s effect on attraction, liking and credibility.

Read The Unspoken Dialogue (1978) Houghton Mifflin School

Watch Judee K. Burgoon on YouTube, on Expectations Violations Theory: