Mary, Who Is Deaf, Is Used to Notifying Her Own

Multiple Choice

Mary, who is deaf, is used to notifying her own deaf friends when she is leaving the room because she knows she cannot hear them if they call out to her, thus perhaps worrying them. When spending time with her new roommates, who are not deaf, Mary does not notice that they are becoming annoyed with her frequent announcements of her whereabouts. It would probably help the situation if her roommates remembered to be ______________ when learning to communicate with someone from another co-culture.

A) cognizant
B) ethnocentric
C) collectivistic
D) adaptable