Deck 5: Intercultural Development: Considering the Growth of Self and Others

Question 1

In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) does the inability to see cultural differences occur?

A) the defense stage
B) the denial stage
C) the acceptance stage
D) the adaptation stage

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) does a recognition of cultural difference coupled with negative evaluations of those whose culture is different from one's own and superior judgments of one's own culture occur?

A) the defense stage
B) the denial stage
C) the acceptance stage
D) the adaptation stage

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT be considered an ethnorelative stage based on Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS)?

A) the denial stage
B) the acceptance stage
C) the adaptation stage
D) the integration stage

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following would be considered an ethnocentric stage according to Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS)?

A) the acceptance stage
B) the minimization stage
C) the adaptation stage
D) the integration stage

Question 5

Which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) represents an individual's ability to recognize and appreciate cultural difference in terms of both people's values and their behavior?

A) the integration stage
B) the minimization stage
C) the acceptance stage
D) the adaptation stage

Question 6

The ability to adapt to and value cultural differences is a characteristic of a:

A) member of a pluralistic society.
B) person who has grown up in a monocultural environment.
C) person who dislikes people who are different.
D) person who is interculturally competent.

Question 7

In general, an increase in cultural awareness is accompanied by a(an):

A) increase in emotional intelligence.
B) increase in cognitive sophistication.
C) decrease in emotional intelligence.
D) decrease in cognitive sophistication.

Question 8

Models of intercultural competence:

A) promote the acceptance of one's own group.
B) focus on managing effectively across cultures.
C) focus on one's own understanding of cultural identity.
D) insist that members of minority groups ignore the dominant society.

Question 9

Early studies in intercultural competence suggested that effectively working across cultures means that:

A) one can manage psychological stress.
B) one is able to communicate effectively.
C) one can develop and maintain new and essential interpersonal relationships.
D) all of these answers are correct.

Question 10

All of the following are examples of interculturally competent skills, EXCEPT:

A) the ability to be nonjudgmental.
B) the ability to interpret behavior from more than one perspective.
C) the ability to be intolerant of those who are different.
D) the ability to mediate conflicts.

Question 11

Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) provided a framework for understanding intercultural development and awareness along a continuum from:

A) individual to social development.
B) highly ethnocentric to highly ethnorelative.
C) insensitive to sensitive development.
D) none of these answers are correct.

Question 12

In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) is an individual's understanding of cultural difference minimal?

A) the defense stage
B) the minimization stage
C) the denial stage
D) the acceptance stage

Question 13

In the context of the stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, when one accepts superficial cultural differences but asserts that people are more alike than they are different, one is in the:

A) denial stage of the DMIS.
B) adaptation stage of the DMIS.
C) minimization stage of the DMIS.
D) acceptance stage of the DMIS.

Question 14

The stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) in which people begin to see cultural categories as more flexible and become more competent in their ability to communicate across cultures is known as:

A) acceptance.
B) adaptation.
C) integration.
D) minimization.

Question 15

During the adaptation stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, an individual is able to:

A) shift frames of reference.
B) treat all people exactly the same.
C) ignore his or her own ethnic identity.
D) internalize negative stereotypes.

Question 16

Acceptance of another's difference does not necessarily mean agreement.

Question 17

Behavioral adaptation refers to the internalization of more than one complete worldview.

Question 18

Cultural adaptation refers to the ability to accept another's culture as superior to one's own.

Question 19

According to Bennett, intercultural sensitivity is a natural human phenomenon.

Question 20

Integration is the final stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity.

Question 21

Interculturally competent people have a hard time communicating effectively across cultures.

Question 22

People at the defense stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) prefer to separate themselves from others because they often do not have categories for dealing with difference.

Question 23

Cultural adaptation refers to the internalization of more than one complete worldview, enabling people to shift into different frames without much conscious effort and then act in culturally appropriate ways.

Question 24

According to Bennett, who proposed the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS), as people's ability to understand difference increases, so does their ability to negotiate a variety of worldviews.

Question 25

Denigration is a type of defense that may occur in the denial stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS).

Question 26

In the context of the stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, briefly discuss the types of adaptation.

Question 27

Discuss Deardorff's Pyramid Model of Intercultural Competence.

Question 28

Briefly discuss at least three characteristics of an interculturally competent person.

Question 29

List the areas of defense that Bennett mentioned in the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS). Give examples that depict each area of defense using characters from movies, literature, or television. Give a brief explanation of why you chose your examples.

Question 30

Consider a situation where a teacher visits France along with the students of his/her French class. How might the teacher help his/her students who are in the minimization stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) move to the acceptance stage of the DMIS? List four possible steps you would advise him/her to take.