EVT advances all of the following claims, EXCEPT:
A) We generally dislike it when people violate our expectations for personal space.
B) When someone we like or value violates our personal space, we prefer the violation.
C) When interacting with others, most of us prefer intermediate levels of conversational distance and eye gaze.
D) Non-rewarding communicators are judged less positively when they conform to expectations for personal space.
E) Violations results in arousal that distracts us from our normal routines.

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Expectancy Violation Theory (EVT) posits that when someone violates our expectations, the violation itself is not inherently positive or negative but is appraised based on the violator's reward value. Thus, a non-rewarding communicator would likely be judged more negatively when violating personal space expectations, not when conforming to them.

EVT Advances All of the Following Claims, EXCEPT