Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used to help you socially decentre?

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A) draw upon your direct experience and use your past knowledge of what happened to you to help you understand how someone else may feel 
B) draw upon specific knowledge we have of the person 
C) draw upon the principles of interpersonal communication that emphasize communication in social settings 
D) apply our understanding of people in general, or of categories of people 
A) draw upon your direct experience and use your past knowledge of what happened to you to help you understand how someone else may feel 
B) draw upon specific knowledge we have of the person 
C) draw upon the principles of interpersonal communication that emphasize communication in social settings 
D) apply our understanding of people in general, or of categories of people

Question 2

Creating a third culture allows participants to do all of the following EXCEPT

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A) create a new understanding of both participants for each other. 
B) acknowledge the most significant of the differences. 
C) create explicit rules and norms to govern their interactions. 
D) allow your own good manners to to see you through the interaction. 
A) create a new understanding of both participants for each other. 
B) acknowledge the most significant of the differences. 
C) create explicit rules and norms to govern their interactions. 
D) allow your own good manners to to see you through the interaction.

Question 3

To overcome the assuming similarity barrier to effective interpersonal communication, we can

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A) tell people what we're like and then compare differences. 
B) explore their background and cultural values before we determine our commonalities. 
C) read about other cultures. 
D) focus on our differences. 
A) tell people what we're like and then compare differences. 
B) explore their background and cultural values before we determine our commonalities. 
C) read about other cultures. 
D) focus on our differences.

Question 4

Cultural values identify

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A) things and ideas representing the most profound aspects of cultural influence. 
B) a culture's objectives based on individual or collective achievement. 
C) information not explicitly communicated through language. 
D) what a given group of people values or appreciates. 
A) things and ideas representing the most profound aspects of cultural influence. 
B) a culture's objectives based on individual or collective achievement. 
C) information not explicitly communicated through language. 
D) what a given group of people values or appreciates.

Question 5

Knowledge of others, motivation to enhance the quality of communication, and being other-oriented are characteristics of

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A) a competent communicator. 
B) the intercultural process. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) relational empathy. 
A) a competent communicator. 
B) the intercultural process. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) relational empathy.

Question 6

________ can provide a bond between you and the other person, increase your understanding, or strengthen the relationship.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

This essay can go in a number of directi

Question 8

To adapt predictively, you

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A) modify your behaviours in anticipation of an intercultural event. 
B) predict how much adaptation it will take to fit comfortably into another culture. 
C) modify your behaviours after an event. 
D) adapt to create a co-culture. 
A) modify your behaviours in anticipation of an intercultural event. 
B) predict how much adaptation it will take to fit comfortably into another culture. 
C) modify your behaviours after an event. 
D) adapt to create a co-culture.

Question 9

Material culture, social institutions, individuals and the universe, aesthetics, and language are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) what a given group of people values or appreciates. 
B) what we learn from our culture. 
C) cultural elements that identify the most profound aspects of cultural influence. 
D) cultural contexts. 
A) what a given group of people values or appreciates. 
B) what we learn from our culture. 
C) cultural elements that identify the most profound aspects of cultural influence. 
D) cultural contexts.

Question 10

Applying our understanding of people in general, or of categories of people from whom we have gained some knowledge, is one method of

Accepted Answer

A) social decentring. 
B) adapting reactively. 
C) being empathic. 
D) being sympathetic. 
A) social decentring. 
B) adapting reactively. 
C) being empathic. 
D) being sympathetic.

Question 11

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once.
-Genetically transmitted physical characteristics of a group of people.

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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 12

Enhancing your ________ of another culture is based on the notion that knowing more can help reduce intercultural communication problems.

Accepted Answer

A) skill 
B) motivation 
C) knowledge 
D) exposure 
A) skill 
B) motivation 
C) knowledge 
D) exposure

Question 13

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once.
-To acknowledge that someone may be feeling bad or to be compassionate toward someone.

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 14

Your friend is upset because her roommate didn't pay her share of the rent. To accurately predict her reactions you might

Accepted Answer

A) assume that your friend will react the exact same you would 
B) draw upon specific knowledge you have of the person. 
C) draw upon the principle of interpersonal communication you have used successfully in the past. 
D) apply understanding of people in general. 
A) assume that your friend will react the exact same you would 
B) draw upon specific knowledge you have of the person. 
C) draw upon the principle of interpersonal communication you have used successfully in the past. 
D) apply understanding of people in general.

Question 15

One of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating with someone from another culture is to develop a

Accepted Answer

A) third culture. 
B) co-culture. 
C) subculture. 
D) a new communication code. 
A) third culture. 
B) co-culture. 
C) subculture. 
D) a new communication code.

Question 16

Gays and lesbians would be considered a

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

Question 17

A learned system of knowledge, behaviour, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms that is shared by a group of people is a

Accepted Answer

A) sub-culture. 
B) co-culture 
C) counter-culture 
D) culture. 
A) sub-culture. 
B) co-culture 
C) counter-culture 
D) culture.

Question 18

Asking questions and sharing information about yourself

Accepted Answer

A) is enough to bridge differences in cultures. 
B) is not enough to bridge differences. 
C) should be coupled with good listening to bridge differences in cultures. 
D) lets people from other cultures learn about your culture. 
A) is enough to bridge differences in cultures. 
B) is not enough to bridge differences. 
C) should be coupled with good listening to bridge differences in cultures. 
D) lets people from other cultures learn about your culture.

Question 19

Pushing someone into an inflexible, all-encompassing category is

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice. 
B) culture shock. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) stereotyping. 
A) prejudice. 
B) culture shock. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) stereotyping.

Question 20

Mary knows that she will be going into a high context culture and therefore reminds herself to be a little more laid back with punctuality, for example, and to be more sensitive to the nonverbal cues being exchanged.This best exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation. 
B) adaptating predictively. 
C) adaptating reactively. 
D) empathy. 
A) adaptation. 
B) adaptating predictively. 
C) adaptating reactively. 
D) empathy.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used to help you socially decentre?

Creating a third culture allows participants to do all of the following EXCEPT

To overcome the assuming similarity barrier to effective interpersonal communication, we can

Cultural values identify

Knowledge of others, motivation to enhance the quality of communication, and being other-oriented are characteristics of

________ can provide a bond between you and the other person, increase your understanding, or strengthen the relationship.

To adapt predictively, you

Material culture, social institutions, individuals and the universe, aesthetics, and language are examples of

Applying our understanding of people in general, or of categories of people from whom we have gained some knowledge, is one method of

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -Genetically transmitted physical characteristics of a group of people.

Enhancing your ________ of another culture is based on the notion that knowing more can help reduce intercultural communication problems.

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -To acknowledge that someone may be feeling bad or to be compassionate toward someone.

Your friend is upset because her roommate didn't pay her share of the rent. To accurately predict her reactions you might

One of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating with someone from another culture is to develop a

Gays and lesbians would be considered a

A learned system of knowledge, behaviour, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms that is shared by a group of people is a

Asking questions and sharing information about yourself

Pushing someone into an inflexible, all-encompassing category is

Mary knows that she will be going into a high context culture and therefore reminds herself to be a little more laid back with punctuality, for example, and to be more sensitive to the nonverbal cues being exchanged.This best exemplifies

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Interpersonal Communication and Self

Interpersonal Communication and Perception

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Exam 8: Interpersonal Communication and Cultural Diversity

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used to help you socially decentre?

Creating a third culture allows participants to do all of the following EXCEPT

To overcome the assuming similarity barrier to effective interpersonal communication, we can

Cultural values identify

Knowledge of others, motivation to enhance the quality of communication, and being other-oriented are characteristics of

________ can provide a bond between you and the other person, increase your understanding, or strengthen the relationship.

To adapt predictively, you

Material culture, social institutions, individuals and the universe, aesthetics, and language are examples of

Applying our understanding of people in general, or of categories of people from whom we have gained some knowledge, is one method of

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -Genetically transmitted physical characteristics of a group of people.

Enhancing your ________ of another culture is based on the notion that knowing more can help reduce intercultural communication problems.

Match the words below with the definitions.Words are used only once. -To acknowledge that someone may be feeling bad or to be compassionate toward someone.

Your friend is upset because her roommate didn't pay her share of the rent. To accurately predict her reactions you might

One of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating with someone from another culture is to develop a

Gays and lesbians would be considered a

A learned system of knowledge, behaviour, attitudes, beliefs, values and norms that is shared by a group of people is a

Asking questions and sharing information about yourself

Pushing someone into an inflexible, all-encompassing category is

Mary knows that she will be going into a high context culture and therefore reminds herself to be a little more laid back with punctuality, for example, and to be more sensitive to the nonverbal cues being exchanged.This best exemplifies

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

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