Deck 7: Listening and Responding

Question 1

Individualistic cultures are societies that value individual freedom,choice,uniqueness,and independence.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A member of a co-culture who refuses to interact with members of the dominant culture is engaging in an accommodation strategy.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A person who believes that their culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is engaging in ethnocentrism.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Intercultural communication means any communication between persons of different cultures.

Question 5

M-time cultures view time as contextually based and relationally oriented.

Question 6

Prejudice is likely to lead to ethnocentrism.

Question 7

If someone likes to have lots of rules for behavior and doesn't like outsiders,he or she is most likely from an uncertainty-rejecting culture.

Question 8

Individualistic cultures place the "I" before the "we."

Question 9

A co-culture is a group that exists within a larger,dominant culture but differs from the dominant culture in some significant characteristic.

Question 10

If you judge another culture by the belief systems of your own culture you are engaging in cultural relativism.

Question 11

The separation strategy of co-cultural communication is where the co-culture tries to "fit into" the dominant group.

Question 12

Code sensitivity means you should avoid trying to be like members of some co-culture by using their language.

Question 13

The Korean man who says of his own culture,"Koreans will never be great at basketball," is demonstrating ethnocentrism.

Question 14

"So what if Native Americans don't believe in looking an authority figure in the eye; they should if they want to be Americans." This sentiment is an example of ethnocentric perspective.

Question 15

One reason for the importance of studying intercultural communication is our increasing exposure to people of other cultures and co-cultures.

Question 16

In implicit-rule cultures,people make sure they follow social norms by asking many questions about proper modes of behavior and speech.

Question 17

What types of cultures are most likely to tolerate ambiguity,uncertainty,and diversity?

A) uncertainty-accepting cultures
B) implicit-rule cultures
C) M-time cultures
D) P-time cultures

Question 18

The United States is an example of a collectivist culture.

Question 19

Using descriptive feedback means adopting a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness about differences.

Question 20

An individual can belong to only one co-culture.

Question 21

____________ is where you have a negative attitude toward a group of people just because of who they are.

A) Prejudice
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Stereotyping
D) Profiling

Question 22

Which of the following is not true of a collectivist culture?

A) value commitment to family
B) tend to be loyal to community
C) place a higher value on cooperation
D) high levels of divorce

Question 23

All of these are examples of implicit-rule cultures except

A) Western Europe
B) Latin America
C) Africa
D) Middle East

Question 24

Which statement below is not an example of ethnocentrism?

A) If the Japanese would just shake hands like we do-instead of bowing-we would get along better.
B) Don't you wish everyone in the world would use deodorant and perfume as Americans do?
C) American workers get higher pay for less work than most people in the world.
D) Americans have developed the best civilized society in history.

Question 25

What is code sensitivity?

A) a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness about differences
B) the frustration and early termination of communication in intercultural communication
C) using words and nonverbal communication that are easy for the interpreter to understand
D) assuming that others think and act as we do

Question 26

If someone in a marginalized group tries to fit in with the dominant group,he or she is striving for what goal of co-cultural communication.

A) accommodation
B) separation
C) reflexivity
D) assimilation

Question 27

These cultures tend to load a lot of meaning into the setting or context of communication and prefer traditions over change.

A) explicit-rule
B) uncertainty-accepting
C) high-context
D) M-time

Question 28

In which type of culture would it be more likely for extended family members to live with nuclear family members?

A) individualistic
B) collectivistic
C) M-time
D) P-time

Question 29

____________ is where you assume that all members group are alike.

A) Prejudice
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Stereotyping
D) Profiling

Question 30

Which of the following is not a strategy for improving intercultural communication?

A) Practice supportive communication and avoid defense communication.
B) Avoid stereotyping and hasty generalizations.
C) Adopt an ethnocentric perspective.
D) Practice personal self-assessment.

Question 31

Which of the following countries would most likely use M-time?

A) Paraguay
B) Oman
C) France
D) Germany

Question 32

Because of technology (e.g.,cell phones and the Internet),the world has become

A) high-context.
B) a global village.
C) ethnocentric.
D) individualistic.

Question 33

Which of the following is the best example of an explicit-rule culture?

A) Thailand
B) Poland
C) Jordan
D) United States

Question 34

The preferred way to avoid an ethnocentric perspective is to

A) be cautious about assuming similarity and recognize differences among people.
B) deny differences because stating that you recognize them can only get you into trouble.
C) assume that other individuals would prefer to think and act as you do.
D) discover what you have in common,but assume that others are fundamentally different.

Question 35

Kevin and Paul are having a conversation in which Kevin says,"All gay men are very effeminate." What type of intercultural communication problem might Kevin be engaging in?

A) ethnocentrism
B) stereotyping
C) cultural relativism
D) assimilation

Question 36

Unique combinations of rituals,religion,thought patterns,and behaviors are known as

A) collectivism.
B) strategies.
C) culture.
D) low-context.