Interpersonal Communication Theory Paper and Presentation For this assignment, you will be exploring and illustrating one of the communication theories that you have read about in your textbook. Please choose the theory from the list below. Some of the theories are related to psychology, so be sure in your exploration that you are looking at how the theory is related to interpersonal communication. Part I. Write a 4-5 page paper that contains the following: 1. Definition of the theory: Tell what it is all about, the researcher(s) who developed it, and when it was developed. (1-2 paragraphs) 2. Scholarly research study article summaries: Find two scholarly articles that test the theory. The articles must be from the EBSCO Host database collection available through the CSM library. You may access it on or off campus. For off-campus access, you will need to use your student ID number. Here is a link to the library services page: http://www.csmd.edu/student-services/library-services/index.html Once you are in EBSCO on the “Choose Databases” page, click on the boxes next to Academic Search Premier and Communication and Mass Media Complete. These will give you the best selection of articles related to interpersonal communication. Articles must be from an academic journal. Be sure that when you obtain the article that it is the full text and not just the abstract, and attach a PDF copy of the article to your assignment submission. The summary should give background on the study, tell the research question(s), give an overview of the results, and explain the conclusions the authors developed. (3-4 paragraphs for each summary) If you need help using the EBSCO Host database, visit a CSM campus near you and ask the reference librarian to guide you through the steps. 3. Explanation of a real-life example of the theory in action: Use either a personal example or an example from other relationships you have observed. Give details about the relationship and tell how the theory is illustrated. (1-2 paragraphs) 4. Popular culture example or a self-created example of the theory: Find or create an example that illustrates the theory. Be creative here. Use a 3-5 minute clip from a TV show or movie available online, write a dialogue, or record a video of a scene that you create with your friends. Be sure to include a link to the video or upload your selfcreated video. Write an explanation of the example showing how it illustrates the theory. Please note, the video should not be about the theory specifically; it should be an example that illustrates the theory. (1-2 paragraphs) Upload your paper with its attachments on the Assignments page by the due date. Part II. Create a PowerPoint or Prezi slide show that you will share with the class that contains the following: 1. The definition of the theory from your paper. 2. The popular culture or self-created video example with the explanation from your paper. Upload your slideshow onto the General Class Discussion Board by the due date. Paper Format Details Your paper must be written following MLA style and it must include in-text citations throughout and a works cited at the end. For more information about how properly cite your paper, go to this Web site: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/675/01/ In a paper like this, plagiarism often occurs unintentionally. The following is the definition of plagiarism from the CSM Student Code of Conduct: Plagiarism – includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials. In this class, any plagiarism whether intentional or unintentional is cause for failure of assignment and/or the class. Therefore, to help you avoid plagiarizing, the assignment is set up so you can scan your paper through Safe Assign, a plagiarism detecting software. All you need to do is submit your paper the usual way. The paper will be scanned. In order to see the results you have to log out of the class and come back in. Click on your submitted paper and you will see the scanning results. Click on the link to the originality report, and you will see your paper highlighted where plagiarism may be occurring. Make any changes you need to and resubmit your paper. You can only resubmit one time, so make sure you are happy with your changes. If there is no plagiarism in your first submission, you do not need to resubmit. Choose from the list of theories below: Attachment theory Linguistic Relativism Attraction theory Proxemic theory Attribution theory Relational dialectics theory Communication accommodation theory Social exchange theory Dyadic power theory Social identity theory Equity theory Social penetration theory Implicit personality theory Self-discrepancy theory Linguistic determinism Uncertainty Reduction theory