A violation of expectation can be both positive and
negative. Perhaps if you don’t like the
violation, you would look like Eli Manning after his brother tied him for Super
Bowl wins on Sunday:
Eli Manning was seen looking
unhappy as his brother’s team won the Super Bowl on Sunday. The video and pictures have gone viral and
while it’s funny to assume he is upset, he has stated that he was concentrating
on the game. The American public has
made this picture of Eli viral because, simply, his reaction violated
expectations. One would expect that Eli
would be happy for his brother, but he was not seen celebrating along with the
rest of his family; his nonverbal communication did not match that of his
family’s.
But not all violations are
negative, for example, the discussions provided by Dr. McGowan in class. As I was leaving class, I realized that she
had let us out twenty minutes earlier than usual. We can expect Dr. McGowan to use all of class
time on a typical class day, but yesterday class ended earlier. As much as I enjoy time in class, it was
definitely nice to get out of class twenty minutes early, so therefore it was a
positive violation of my expectations.
Whether an expectation will be taken
positively or negatively depends on the person and the situation. I think the most important thing to do when
an expectation is violated is to adjust quickly. Then one can be prepared for any outcome,
even if you weren’t ready for it.
References
Eli Manning -- I Can Explain My
Super Bowl Face ... (VIDEO). (2016, February 8). Retrieved February 09, 2016,
from http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/08/eli-manning-super-bowl-face-peyton-manning/
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