When Persuasive messages do not violate expectations created by the pretreatments, resistance to persuasion is conferred.

But it is also a matter of making sure that the code does not violate expectations set up in the model.

They don't violate expectations because there really are none.

Researchers infer that the longer the infant takes to habituate to a new stimulus, the more it violates his or her expectations of physical phenomena.

It is sudden compromise that really violates expectations in the Middle East in a way that brings out the dark, violent forces there.

Therefore, a female faculty member violates societal expectations for both the categories of women and leader.

We also hear some writers praised because they were revolutionary or experimental, violating the conventions and expectations of their time.

Lacking in conscience and empathy, they take what they want and do as they please, violating social norms and expectations without guilt or remorse".

"That violates expectations of the listener."

These rare events elicit strong emotional reactions from the individual since it violates normal expectations.