Question 1

Assuming others think and act like you

Accepted Answer

A) inhibits effective communication. 
B) is usually erroneous. 
C) assists in reducing uncertainty. 
D) encourages prejudices and stereotyping. 
A) inhibits effective communication. 
B) is usually erroneous. 
C) assists in reducing uncertainty. 
D) encourages prejudices and stereotyping. B

Question 2

Drawing upon your direct experience and using your past knowledge of what happened to you to help you understand how someone else may feel

Accepted Answer

A) needs to be tempered by your awareness of how similar or dissimilar the other person is to you. 
B) always works to promote greater understanding. 
C) is a strategy used to help overcome diversity backlash. 
D) can be used to promote enculteration. 
A) needs to be tempered by your awareness of how similar or dissimilar the other person is to you. 
B) always works to promote greater understanding. 
C) is a strategy used to help overcome diversity backlash. 
D) can be used to promote enculteration. A

Question 3

Developing new communication codes in the creation of a third culture encompasses all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) developing a common framework to enhance understanding. 
B) developing a code that both parties understand. 
C) discussing the meanings of non-verbal communication so that misunderstandings are reduced. 
D) improving intrapersonal communication. 
A) developing a common framework to enhance understanding. 
B) developing a code that both parties understand. 
C) discussing the meanings of non-verbal communication so that misunderstandings are reduced. 
D) improving intrapersonal communication. D

Question 4

Describing Twitter to your grandparents who have never heard of it before is

Accepted Answer

A) topical adaptation. 
B) adaptation through examples, comparisons, and analogies. 
C) adaptation through language choice. 
D) explanatory or elaborated adaptation. 
A) topical adaptation. 
B) adaptation through examples, comparisons, and analogies. 
C) adaptation through language choice. 
D) explanatory or elaborated adaptation.

Question 5

Denmark, New Zealand, and Israel prefer

Accepted Answer

A) decentralized power. 
B) centralized power. 
C) masculine perspectives. 
D) group achievement. 
A) decentralized power. 
B) centralized power. 
C) masculine perspectives. 
D) group achievement.

Question 6

________ is when you tell others that you are sorry that they are feeling what they feel.

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathy 
B) Empathy 
C) Relational empathy 
D) Adaptation 
A) Sympathy 
B) Empathy 
C) Relational empathy 
D) Adaptation

Question 7

A confirmation class from the Catholic church visited a nearby synagogue to experience worship from a different perspective.The synagogue provided the group with a guide.The guide explained what would happen during the service, showed them where to sit and how to respond at different times in the service, and made himself available after the service to answer any questions they might have about the service, the synagogue, or Judaism.The synagogue's response to this visit demonstrated their commitment to which strategy for improving intercultural communication?

Accepted Answer

A) developing knowledge 
B) developing skills 
C) developing mindfulness 
D) developing a third culture 
A) developing knowledge 
B) developing skills 
C) developing mindfulness 
D) developing a third culture

Question 8

The process of acquiring new approaches, beliefs, and values through exposure to other cultures is called

Accepted Answer

A) acculturation. 
B) enculturation. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) culture shock. 
A) acculturation. 
B) enculturation. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) culture shock.

Question 9

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once.
-Socially learned and reinforced characteristics that include one's biological sex and psychological characteristics..

Accepted Answer

A) globalization 
B) enculturation 
C) world view 
D) social decentring 
E) empathy
F)third culture
G)acculturation
H)gender
I)race
J)sympathy 
A) globalization 
B) enculturation 
C) world view 
D) social decentring 
E) empathy
F)third culture
G)acculturation
H)gender
I)race
J)sympathy

Question 10

Which of the following is not a way to learn about other cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) thinking about the differences you already know 
B) reading books and magazines 
C) taking courses in history, art, or anthropology 
D) communicating with individuals from that culture 
A) thinking about the differences you already know 
B) reading books and magazines 
C) taking courses in history, art, or anthropology 
D) communicating with individuals from that culture

Question 11

A third culture is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) a willingness of both parties to participate in the creation of the new culture. 
B) a group willing to mediate between the two original cultures. 
C) two or more individuals willing to get together and study each other's cultures. 
D) unique values and norms that might not have existed prior to the dyadic relationship. 
A) a willingness of both parties to participate in the creation of the new culture. 
B) a group willing to mediate between the two original cultures. 
C) two or more individuals willing to get together and study each other's cultures. 
D) unique values and norms that might not have existed prior to the dyadic relationship.

Question 12

Focusing on specific behaviours that can help overcome barriers and cultural differences is

Accepted Answer

A) skill. 
B) motivation. 
C) knowledge. 
D) co-culture. 
A) skill. 
B) motivation. 
C) knowledge. 
D) co-culture.

Question 13

In most situations, prejudging someone before you know all the facts

Accepted Answer

A) inhibits effective communication. 
B) paves the way for self-discipline scripts. 
C) allows categorizing to reduce uncertainty. 
D) encourages effective communication. 
A) inhibits effective communication. 
B) paves the way for self-discipline scripts. 
C) allows categorizing to reduce uncertainty. 
D) encourages effective communication.

Question 14

The essence of the new relationship formed when a third culture is created is called

Accepted Answer

A) relational empathy. 
B) relational interaction. 
C) dyadic conversion. 
D) intracultural conversion. 
A) relational empathy. 
B) relational interaction. 
C) dyadic conversion. 
D) intracultural conversion.

Question 15

Individuals feel responsible for taking care of themselves and their immediate families in

Accepted Answer

A) individualistic cultures. 
B) feminine cultures. 
C) masculine cultures. 
D) collectivist cultures. 
A) individualistic cultures. 
B) feminine cultures. 
C) masculine cultures. 
D) collectivist cultures.

Question 16

Talking about an article you read in a magazine that your partner enjoys reading is

Accepted Answer

A) explanatory or elaborated adaptation. 
B) topical adaptation. 
C) adaptation through examples, comparisons, and analogies. 
D) adaptation through language choice. 
A) explanatory or elaborated adaptation. 
B) topical adaptation. 
C) adaptation through examples, comparisons, and analogies. 
D) adaptation through language choice.

Question 17

Which of the following is a quick way to summarize the communication differences between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A) Men often communicate to establish rapport; women often communicate to report. 
B) Men communicate to dominate; women communicate to avoid confrontation. 
C) Men often communicate to report; women often communicate to establish rapport. 
D) Women are more likely than men to use communication to accomplish something. 
A) Men often communicate to establish rapport; women often communicate to report. 
B) Men communicate to dominate; women communicate to avoid confrontation. 
C) Men often communicate to report; women often communicate to establish rapport. 
D) Women are more likely than men to use communication to accomplish something.

Question 18

To help us tolerate ambiguity we need to try to

Accepted Answer

A) be patient. 
B) be understanding of differences. 
C) adapt predictively. 
D) develop mindfulness. 
A) be patient. 
B) be understanding of differences. 
C) adapt predictively. 
D) develop mindfulness.

Question 19

A cultural group within a larger culture is a

Accepted Answer

A) subculture. 
B) co-culture. 
C) subordinate culture. 
D) revisionist culture. 
A) subculture. 
B) co-culture. 
C) subordinate culture. 
D) revisionist culture.

Question 20

Masculine vs feminine perspectives, individualism, tolerance of uncertainty, and use of power are

Accepted Answer

A) variables that measure significant values in almost every culture. 
B) ideas that represent profound aspects of cultural influence. 
C) factors representing a culture's objectives. 
D) values not explicitly communicated through language. 
A) variables that measure significant values in almost every culture. 
B) ideas that represent profound aspects of cultural influence. 
C) factors representing a culture's objectives. 
D) values not explicitly communicated through language.

Assuming others think and act like you

Drawing upon your direct experience and using your past knowledge of what happened to you to help you understand how someone else may feel

Developing new communication codes in the creation of a third culture encompasses all of the following EXCEPT

Describing Twitter to your grandparents who have never heard of it before is

Denmark, New Zealand, and Israel prefer

________ is when you tell others that you are sorry that they are feeling what they feel.

The process of acquiring new approaches, beliefs, and values through exposure to other cultures is called

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -Socially learned and reinforced characteristics that include one's biological sex and psychological characteristics..

Which of the following is not a way to learn about other cultures?

A third culture is characterized by

Focusing on specific behaviours that can help overcome barriers and cultural differences is

In most situations, prejudging someone before you know all the facts

The essence of the new relationship formed when a third culture is created is called

Individuals feel responsible for taking care of themselves and their immediate families in

Talking about an article you read in a magazine that your partner enjoys reading is

Which of the following is a quick way to summarize the communication differences between men and women?

To help us tolerate ambiguity we need to try to

A cultural group within a larger culture is a

Masculine vs feminine perspectives, individualism, tolerance of uncertainty, and use of power are

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication and Self

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Exam 8: Interpersonal Communication and Cultural Diversity

Assuming others think and act like you

Drawing upon your direct experience and using your past knowledge of what happened to you to help you understand how someone else may feel

Developing new communication codes in the creation of a third culture encompasses all of the following EXCEPT

Describing Twitter to your grandparents who have never heard of it before is

Denmark, New Zealand, and Israel prefer

________ is when you tell others that you are sorry that they are feeling what they feel.

The process of acquiring new approaches, beliefs, and values through exposure to other cultures is called

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -Socially learned and reinforced characteristics that include one's biological sex and psychological characteristics..

Which of the following is not a way to learn about other cultures?

A third culture is characterized by

Focusing on specific behaviours that can help overcome barriers and cultural differences is

In most situations, prejudging someone before you know all the facts

The essence of the new relationship formed when a third culture is created is called

Individuals feel responsible for taking care of themselves and their immediate families in

Talking about an article you read in a magazine that your partner enjoys reading is

Which of the following is a quick way to summarize the communication differences between men and women?

To help us tolerate ambiguity we need to try to

A cultural group within a larger culture is a

Masculine vs feminine perspectives, individualism, tolerance of uncertainty, and use of power are

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication and Self

Interpersonal Communication and Perception

Listening and Responding

Verbal Communication Skills

Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Conflict Management Skills

Understanding Interpersonal Relationships

Developing, Maintaining, and Ending Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationships at Home, Through

Filters