PERSONAL INTERVIEW PROJECT: SELF-DISCLOSURE

Instructions

1. Please READ the instructions below for this paper.

 (Remember, if an assignment is worth 200 points, you will need to do the work to earn those points). 

2. The best way to read this paper is to (a) go through it (b) highlight the most important points, and (c) use

these highlighted areas as your points of reference.

 This is a fun assignment, and you should ensure you enjoy it.

Objectives of the Interview Project

1. For this project, you will learn a lot about the concept of self-disclosure

2. You will demonstrate what you have learned about the concept of self-disclosure by:

1. Engaging in the process of self-disclosure

2. Writing about it in a paper.

Outcomes of the Interview Project

A. Upon completing this project, you will learn:

1. what self-disclosure is

2. how people self-disclose in relationships

3. reasons why people self-disclose in relationships

4. some of the alternatives to self-disclosure

5. alternatives to self-disclosure

6. reasons why people choose alternatives to self-disclosure

7. models of self-disclosure.

B. You will also:

1. select and discuss one model of self-disclosure

2. discuss your self-disclosure styles

3. apply it to this interview project

The Interview Project

For this project, you will:

1. produce a research paper about the theory of self-disclosure, and

2. conduct an interview with a partner of your choice in the process of self-disclosure.

A. Research Paper

The research Paper will demonstrate complete research conducted on the concept of self-disclosure

by completing the following:

1. research the concept of self-disclosure

2. write about the concept of self-disclosure

3. define and explain the concept of self-disclosure

4. describe how people self-disclose in relationships

5. explain some of the reasons why people self-disclose in relationships

6. identify some of the alternatives to self-disclosure

7. explain some of the reasons why people choose alternatives to self-disclosure

8. identify some advantages and disadvantages of self-disclosure

9. identify any one model of self-disclosure and describe it

10. discuss some of your self-disclosure styles

11. discuss how you used it in the interview project in this assignment.

 

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B. The Interview

The interview project will help you apply your learning about self-disclosure when you:

1. Conduct an Interview with a partner of your choice.

2. This interview will help you apply your learning about the concept of self-disclosure to this

interview project by:

a. applying the concept to yourself

b. discussing how you self-disclose

c. applying self-disclosure by answering the questions in the interview

d. sharing how self-disclosure can (a) help others learn more about you (b) help you learn

more about how others see you, and (c) help you learn more about yourself.

 

C. Partner Selection

You must select a partner.

a. Select someone whom you know and can work with on this project

b. Select someone available. It is no point in selecting someone unavailable.

 

D. Interview Questions and Responses

Think about how you will respond to the questions to help someone get to know you better.

E. Questions

You will come up with a total of 30 questions: 15 questions each.

1. There will be a total of 30 questions for this assignment.  

i. You will come up with 15 questions for your partner

ii. Your partner will come up with 15 questions for you

iii. You must submit both sets of questions

iv. Only the questions that your partner asked you and that you responded to will be

graded

 

2. Each question is worth 2 points

You will be graded per question

i. Two sets of questions must be developed

ii. Do not ask each other the same questions

iii. Note: The quality of your responses to the questions is important. You will be graded

on the quality of your responses. Think about how you can respond to the questions to

help someone get to know you better. For example, if you are asked “what is your

favorite color?” If you respond “Red,” that will get you less than .5% of the grade for

that question. But if you explain why red is your favorite color and elaborate on the

meaning of the color red in your life, you will be providing a more substantive

response.

3. Interview Time and Place

You must schedule a time to discuss the questions with your partner.

a. You must discuss this in the paper that you submit. For example, you must include how

you decided on the time and where you met to do this interview.

4. Interview Process: Learning

a. The interview is not simply an activity in futility. It is a legitimate part of the self-

disclosure process, and your paper will be graded as such. As you studied in your book,

 

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self-disclosure is how we allow others to get to know us (and how we get to know

ourselves). What have you learned from this process?

b. Since this project requires you to share some personal information, you must be very

selective about with whom you will engage in this interview process. Please note that you

are responsible for the person you select. Since this is a class project, your professor

cannot be held liable if you disclose information that you may later regret. You are

encouraged to think about the following questions as you make your decisions:

i. Why did you select this person?

ii. Do you know this person well? Does this person know you well?

iii. What do you have to gain/lose if you share information with this person?

iv. Are there aspects of you that you would you not want this person to know?

v. Are there questions that this person could/would ask you that would/could make you

happy, joyful, and exhilarated to respond to?

vi. Are there questions that this person could/would ask you that would/could make you

feel uncomfortable, intimidated, disappointed, sad, ashamed, and may make you not

want to answer?

vii. Are there negative consequences if you share information with this person,

especially if you do not know the person well?

 

Disclaimer: As you engage with your partner, you should gauge the situation before revealing

information about yourself. Your professor cannot be held responsible if you share information and then

regret it. Please be prudent about how you engage others. These are only some of the questions I

encourage you to think about (and even write about in your paper) in this project.

Research Paper and Interview Project:

You must submit a college-level document.

A. Research Paper

You will write an essay discussing your entire self-disclosure research.

a. Review the objectives and outcomes above

b. Review the outcomes as your guide on how/what to write in the essay.

c. Your research paper must be structured as a formal college-level essay.

The introduction must include the following:

i. a complete introduction of the paper

ii. a description of definitions, and

iii. a thesis statement.

b. The body of the paper must include the following:

i. All the outcomes of the research described above

ii. Follow the outcomes as your guide.

c. A Conclusion: Your paper must include a conclusion.

i. A conclusion is a summary of the essay.

 

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B. The Interview Project

The interview portion must be submitted at the bottom of the paper after the conclusion of the

paper. The interview portion must include:

a. Background information of the person. Who is the person you chose for this interview?

b. A description of why you selected that person. Why did you select that person to work

with on this project?

c. A description of the details of the interview. Where did the interview take place? What

are the details about the time(s) you spent working together to come up with questions?

d. Discuss the questions you were asked and responded to. Discuss the responses you

provided. Include questions you were asked that you did not respond to.

 

C. Submitting Your Project

a. You must submit your essay

b. You must submit your interview portion

c. You must submit BOTH sets of questions and answers

d. Your partner’s questions and answers will NOT be graded.

e. Failure to submit questions and answers will result in students losing points per

question.

 

D. Grade

a. Research Paper = 70% of the grade

b. Interview Project = 30% of the grade

E. Other Instructions and Information

a. Write the questions for your partner and your partner writes the questions for you.

b. Questions must be meaningful. They must be designed to elicit new and meaningful

information from you (the student) as well as about the interview experience itself.

c. Communication is boundary-less. Feel free to explore beyond the boundaries of the

assignment. Write as much as you can about the self-disclosure, your self-disclosure, and

about your daily experiences with self-disclosure.

d. Research the internet to find meaningful questions you would want to ask someone you are

trying to get to know. CITE ALL QUESTIONS THAT YOU DID NOT CREATE!

e. Answer all questions you are asked or explain why you did not answer a particular question.

f. Submit both sets of questions.

g. Answer all questions you are asked or explain why you did not answer a particular question.

h. All questions and answers must be submitted.

i. Only the questions that your partner asked you and that you responded to will be graded

j. Attach questions and answers at the bottom of the assignment, or you may submit them as a

separate document.

 

Honor System

These activities are done using the honor system. There is no verification of information for this

assignment. If students are to really understand the concepts and be truly able to apply the information,

then it is important that students remain truthful to what they write and submit. Trust is the foundation of

a stable, meaningful, and happy relationship.

 

Good Luck

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