American Public University System Communication Questions

1 Include a title page that meets APA citation standards

2 Answer the following questions on pages 2 – 4:

? Write your responses in paragraph format; each paragraph should be indented five spaces to the right

? Make sure you use complete sentences, proper grammar, and correct punctuation

? In chapter 1 we learned that communication meets identity needs; explain (in your own words) what that means.

? Explain how messages we received from our family helped to form our schemata, self-concept, and our fellowship face, and our competence face (define each term and provide examples).

? Search the internet for two (2) different reasons why media and society influences identity formation.

? Write those reasons and provide the in-text citation from where you acquired the information. ?For example:

? The results of a recent study revealed that young women in college “felt worse about their own appearance after looking at social media pages of someone that they perceived to be more attractive than them. Even if they felt bad about themselves before they came into the study, on average, they still felt worse after completing the task” (Sandoiu, 2018, para 14).

? Define the term intrapersonal communication

? Explain how intrapersonal communication is interconnected with self-concept and image management.

? Search the internet for one (1) reason why positive self talk is important to our personal identity formation

? Discuss the term artifacts as it is defined in Chapter 4 identify some artifacts you have that are representative of your self-concept.

? Discuss strategies for managing our many faces.

? Search the internet for one (1) source that explains how to engage in self-reflection and why self-reflection is important

? Discuss the strategies recommended for self-reflection exercises/activities.

? Explain how you plan to implement self-reflection exercises into your life on a consistent basis.

? Explain how implementing this exercise will help you personally to improve your self-concept.

? You should include a total of four (4) different sources for your paper.

3 The references page should list the four (4) different sources and comply with APA standards.