Exam 4: Interpersonal Communication and Diversity: Adapting to Others

Haile celebrates Christmas each year,while her husband,Pietro,grew up celebrating Hanukkah.During their first winter season together,the couple observed a common theme between both traditions,gift giving;cooked food that was representative of both traditions;and listened to jazz music rather than traditional holiday music.Which strategy does this best demonstrate for adapting communication?

What common characteristic do most individualistic cultures share?

Lutherans,Baptists,and Methodists all belong to the same broad religious group called Christianity.Which concept does this exemplify?

Heterosexuals who have negative perceptions of gays and lesbians are more likely to have __________ views about gender roles.

What term describes a judgment formed about someone before you know all the facts or background information?

Cherise and her neighbors wear designer clothing,drive luxury vehicles,and send their children to private schools.These visible symbols are used to communicate the groups' __________.

The theory that suggests that all people adapt their behavior to others to some extent is __________.

Which element of intercultural competence is defined as an internal state of readiness to respond to something?

What are the differences between sex and gender?

Your friend,Tasha,is about to move to Italy with her family.She fears interacting with people she doesn't know,who speak a language she doesn't speak,and who have different cultural traditions and worldviews.What advice can you give Tasha about understanding and communicating with the new people she will meet?

Which component is included in social psychologist,Michael Argyle's five cues to identify social class distinctions?

Arlie possesses both masculine and feminine characteristics.Which term best classifies Arlie?

Frederique is the leader of a country in which citizens tend to have a low tolerance for uncertainty.Which action should Frederique undertake to make his people feel most secure?

In what way might ethnocentrism sometimes be viewed as a positive cultural characteristic?

When Coors implemented its "turn it loose" marketing campaign in Spain,the result was a colloquial term for diarrhea.Which barrier to communication did the marketing team fail to overcome?

Which term best describes a person's visible physiological attributes?

The general cultural perspective on such key issues as death,God,and the meaning of life that shapes how you perceive and respond to what happens to you is called a(n)__________.

Which barrier to effective intercultural communication is involved when Maddox,an American exchange student,is confused when his British host mother tells him to put the luggage in the "boot"?

Communication researcher Milton Bennett calls the ultimate other-oriented principle the "Platinum Rule," which states: __________.

Several researchers suggest that one of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating over a period of time with someone from a different cultural background is to develop __________.