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