Exam 11: Technology and Media in Everyday Life

Collectivist cultures are generally known to:

One significant difference between using restricted and elaborated codes is:

In terms of access to speech codes, the following is thought by researchers to be true:

The cultural approach to conflict that views it as destructive would likely assume:

Low-context societies are more likely to:

Monochronic views of time are more often found in:

Your authors' perspective that 'society is a coded system of meaning' reflects the belief that:

A person who comes from a polychronic culture would be most likely to:

A person who comes from a monochronic culture would be most likely to:

Individualist cultures are generally known to:

A high-context culture that emphasizes community relationships, values, and ideas is more likely to use this kind of speech code:

Identify the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures.

Collectivism involves placing more emphasis on the needs of the group over the needs of the individual.

Explain what is meant by the term 'ethnocentric bias.'

Identify what is studied in the field of cross-cultural or intercultural communication.

Provide a definition of what it means to belong to a culture.

Culture refers exclusively to geographical or ethnic differences between groups of people.

Giving up your own positions on a regular basis to satisfy others in a conflict, even when no one else compromises anything, is typical of this style of conflict management:

Individualism involves placing more emphasis on the needs of the group over the needs of the individual.

Doing one thing at a time in a linear fashion is typical of monochronic time.