Deck 7: Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Which of the sub-disciplines in intercultural communication focuses on comparing the same phenomena in different cultures?

A) Interetchnic communication
B) Interracial communication
C) Cross-cultural communication
D) International communication

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following dimensions did Hall identify?

A) Proxemics
B) Individualism/collectivism
C) Masculinity and femininity
D) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What are societies where planning is essential called?

A) Polychromic
B) Long-term oriented
C) Monochromic
D) Short-term oriented

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is "proxemics"?

A) The study of relationships
B) The study of time orientation
C) The study of space

Question 5

What characterizes "low context" cultures?

A) Most of their communication is implicit
B) Most of their communication is explicit
C) Contextual elements are used to help understand rules and norms
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following dimensions did Hofstede define most recently?

A) Power distance
B) Individualism/collectivism
C) High-context/low-context
D) Long-short term continuum

Question 7

Which of the following qualities is not generally valued in masculine societies?

A) Competition
B) Cooperation
C) Assertiveness
D) Success

Question 8

Which of the following characteristics refer to high uncertainty avoidance nations?

A) Strict codes for behaviors
B) A preference for immediate gratification
C) A loosely-knit societal framework

Question 9

Which of the following factors can affect intercultural competence?

A) Cultural sensitivity
B) Gender
C) Communication skills
D) All of the above

Question 10

What does the concept of "stranger" mean?

A) An individual with a different nationality
B) An individual with a different ethnic background
C) An unfamiliar individual
D) All of the above

Question 11

How is anxiety defined in the anxiety uncertainty management of meaning (AUMM) theory?

A) The fear that communicating with strangers will have negative outcomes
B) The inability to anticipate others' behaviors
C) The emotional counterpart of adaptation
D) None of the above

Question 12

What does face negotiation theory (FNT) argue?

A) Facework is only relevant in conflict situations
B) People in different cultures try to maintain face
C) Individuals have different one way of maintaining and saving face
D) None of the above

Question 13

What does "facework" mean?

A) It is the process through which individuals loose face
B) It is the communication strategies used to build one's own face
C) It is the various ways we manage anxiety
D) None of the above

Question 14

Of which of the following elements is "face" composed?

A) Facework
B) Other face
C) Imagined face
D) Group face

Question 15

Which of the following statement(s) about facework is/are true?

A) Facework strategies are significantly influenced by individualism/collectivism
B) Facework strategies are influenced by individuals' own characteristics
C) Facework strategies are influenced by power distance in society
D) All of the above

Question 16

Which groups' features does ethnolinguistic vitality taken into account?

A) Status
B) Number of members
C) Support
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which stage do individuals not go through according to the cultural adaptation theory?

A) Acculturation
B) Reculturation
C) Deculturation
D) Enculturation

Question 18

Which elements are significant to Kim's cultural adaptation theory?

A) Becoming culturally fit
B) Adopting norms and behaviors of the host society
C) Abilities to communicate well in a new environment
D) All the above

Question 19

What does "enculturation" mean?

A) The process of adopting some of the norms and values of the host society
B) The process of losing some of one's native cultural behaviors
C) The socialization process of leaning norms of a new cultural environment

Question 20

How are social media use and immigrants' cultural adaptation related?

A) They are not related
B) Social media affect how immigrants interact with their own and the dominant cultural group
C) Social networking use can affect immigrants' in-group communication
D) None of the above

Question 21

Define "deculturation."

Question 22

Which theories deal with "identity" in intercultural communication?

Question 23

Name all the cultural dimensions outlined by Hofstede.

Question 24

Discuss the limitations of Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

Question 25

Explain the relationship between anxiety uncertainty management of meaning (AUMM) theory and intercultural competence.