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Many researchers claim that the fear of a negative evaluation is the number one cause of communication anxiety.

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Janet is a teacher who knows that she should behave as an authority figure in the classroom. What concept about self-identification best explains the pattern of behavior expected of Janet while she is teaching?

A) esteem
B) roles
C) habits
D) concepts
E) individualism

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The simplicity principle of perception explains why the closer objects, events, and people are to one another, the more likely you will perceive them as belonging together.

High self-monitors are often oblivious to how others see them and may "march to their own, different, drum."

Throughout your lifetime, your self-concept is a permanent characteristic of who you are.

Your self-concept answers two simple questions: Who are you, and

Which impression management strategy is illustrated in the following example? "Agrees with others, gives compliments, and does favors for other people."

Self-observation describes the process of

Scholars disagree on whether online communication harms or promotes the development of self-concept. Describe both sides in this argument. Choose one of these positions and defend your beliefs about the effects of online communication on a person's self-concept.

_______________ is the process through which you select, organize, and interpret sensory stimuli in the world around you.

Using the concept of self-identification, discuss the ways in which your culture and background affect your self-concept.

Impression management strategies should be selected with care because they have the potential to backfire and annoy others rather than enhance your image. For example, you should engage in supplication but not

When two individuals share a trait, we may also assume they have other things in common. This is an example of the

How can self-monitoring help you adapt to others by appearing and speaking in a socially appropriate manner?

In order to maintain a positive self-concept, we engage in impression management. Describe three of the five impression management strategies we use to make ourselves look good and explain what can happen if we use them inappropriately.

You may be able to reduce your level of communication apprehension by thoroughly preparing for a communication situation that can transform the unfamiliar into something familiar.

The impression management strategy of exemplification requires that you practice what you preach.

Discuss how context influences the way you organize information. Provide at least two illustrations in your answer.

The impression management strategy of supplication involves making others feel resourceful and helpful in addition to expressing your need for help from them.

Some researchers claim that the huge number of social media communities with constantly changing contexts, significant others, and reference groups make it difficult for anyone