Deck 10: What Are the Challenges in Developing an Intercultural-Intimate R

Question 1

_______ is the degree to which people communicate affection, trust, depth and involvement.

A) Private self
B) Self-disclosure
C) Autonomy
D) Intimacy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Regarding intimate relationships, _______ tend to emphasize personal and relationship privacy issues while _______ tend to emphasize family and ingroup network connection issues.

A) individualists; collectivists
B) collectivists; individualists
C) bicultural individuals; multicultural individuals
D) multicultural individuals; bicultural individuals

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to AUM theory, individualists tend to use _______ uncertainty reduction strategies to reduce uncertainty more so than collectivists.

A) passive
B) interactive
C) circular
D) active

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to AUM theory, when individuals encounter culturally dissimilar others, _______ refers to their affective feelings and _______ refers to the cognitive aspects of the encounter.

A) autonomy; connection
B) connection; autonomy
C) uncertainty; anxiety
D) anxiety; uncertainty

Question 5

Sophia is interested in Ty, a new international student. Which of the following describes an active strategy to reduce uncertainty?

A) Sophia observes Ty during class.
B) Sophia approaches Ty directly and asks Ty questions.
C) Sophia finds out about Ty from other students in Ty's small group.
D) Sophia ignores Ty, hoping Ty will approach her.

Question 6

In traditional collectivistic cultures, when it comes to love, _______ is valued more than _______.

A) passionate love; companionate love
B) companionate love; passionate love
C) autonomy; connection
D) connection; autonomy

Question 7

According to the Western perspective on the key components of love (intimacy, passion, and commitment), deep friendship or family/sibling love involves high levels of

A) intimacy and passion.
B) passion and commitment.
C) intimacy and commitment.
D) all three key components.

Question 8

Ashton decides to continue a dissatisfying marriage rather than face negative family or societal reactions. Ashton is practicing which kind of commitment?

A) Autonomy
B) Voluntary
C) Low-context
D) Structural

Question 9

You really want your family to approve of your interracial dating partner, while your partner thinks as long as both of you are in love, that's good enough for them. You emphasize _______ commitment, and your partner emphasizes _______ commitment.

A) passionate; companionate
B) structural; voluntary
C) voluntary; structural
D) moral; passionate

Question 10

According to research, the #1 top-ranked reason for why intercultural couples were attracted to each other was

A) language dissimilarity.
B) physical attractiveness.
C) attitudinal similarity.
D) relational karma.

Question 11

According to the similarity-attraction hypothesis, given a greater perception of similarity between two individuals from different cultures, what is likely to happen?

A) Greater likelihood of interpersonal attraction
B) Less likelihood of interpersonal attraction
C) Neither greater nor less likelihood of interpersonal attraction
D) Greater likelihood of prejudice or racism

Question 12

Regarding self-disclosure, our _______ self involves facets of ourselves that are easily shared with others, whereas our _______ self involves facets of ourselves not usually shared with others.

A) hidden; open
B) independent; interdependent
C) public; private
D) private; public

Question 13

In comparison with the Japanese, U.S. Americans have a _______ public self in self-disclosure, and a _______ private self in self-disclosure.

A) smaller; larger
B) larger; smaller
C) equivalent; equivalent
D) closed; open

Question 14

The Johari Window contains a panel that includes information about you that is not known to yourself but is known by others. This panel is labeled

A) open.
B) hidden.
C) blind.
D) unknown.

Question 15

Tammy does not tell others that her family emigrated from Slovakia. Tammy is keeping this information in which panel of the Johari Window?

A) Open
B) Hidden
C) Blind
D) Unknown

Question 16

While _______ of self-disclosure refers to the degree of intimacy of self-disclosure, _______ of self-disclosure refers to the number of topics you are willing to self-disclose.

A) height; weight
B) breadth; depth
C) weight; height
D) depth; breadth

Question 17

According to research, the reported top-ranked public self-disclosure topic on college campuses across cultures was

A) favorite tastes and interests.
B) money issues.
C) family health issues.
D) feelings about personality.

Question 18

According to the Johari Window, the "mystery box" of information that is neither known to yourself nor others is referred to as the _______ panel.

A) unknown
B) open
C) hidden
D) blind

Question 19

Sam posted a profile on an online dating site and has begun emailing someone who indicated interest in him. Sam has not had a face-to-face meeting yet. Which phase of online dating is Sam in?

A) Attention
B) Recognition
C) Online interaction
D) Resolution

Question 20

At which of the four stages of "racial awakening" does an interracial couple achieve a sense of relationship clarity and understanding each other's cultural standpoint?

A) Racial awareness
B) Relational stressors and coping
C) Couplehood identity emergence
D) Relationship maintenance/repair and revisioning

Question 21

Lee and Joni are an interracial couple who have gotten so tired of the racist comments or glaring looks when they go to the local movie theater that they have decided to drive thirty miles to a movie theater in a larger city. What coping strategy is this couple using?

A) Ignoring or dismissing
B) Normalizing
C) Withdrawing
D) Humor

Question 22

Vivian decides to break off her relationship with Rory by showing nonverbal disinterest and indirectly hinting at the problems in the relationship. This indirectness is typical of _______ cultures.

A) U.S.
B) individualist
C) collectivist
D) low-context

Question 23

The two main stages when interfaith partners need to face religious differences head on are decisions about the wedding and

A) decisions about where to live.
B) priorities regarding careers.
C) handling finances.
D) raising children.

Question 24

Sonya lives in the United States and has a white father and a Filipina mother. She feels comfortable synchronizing the patterns and traditions of the dominant U.S. culture and Filipino culture. Which identity form is Sonya practicing?

A) Majority-group identifier
B) Minority-group identifier
C) Synthesizer
D) Disaffiliate

Question 25

A biracial individual who distances themself from both parents' cultural backgrounds is practicing which identity form?

A) Majority-group identifier
B) Minority-group identifier
C) Synthesizer
D) Disaffiliate

Question 26

According to the AUM theory, collectivists tend to use more active uncertainty reduction strategies than individualists.

Question 27

When an interracial couple reaches the relationship maintenance/repair and revisioning stage, their challenges and rewards are similar to those of other couples.

Question 28

If an individual is in an intimate intercultural relationship, they cannot be racist.

Question 29

One of the rewards reported by intercultural couples is the stronger, deeper relationship that results from weathering prejudice.

Question 30

According to the text, we should avoid talking about racism issues with a biracial child so that they are not tainted by our opinions or stories.

Question 31

How do expectations of love differ between individualistic and collectivistic cultures?

Question 32

What role, if any, does perceived physical attractiveness play in an intercultural-intimate relationship?

Question 33

What role, if any, do higher levels of perceived similarity play in an intimate relationship between individuals from different cultures?

Question 34

How does self-disclosure differ between individualistic cultures and collectivistic cultures?