Deck 8: Communicating Across Cultures

Question 1

Which dialectic may help her understand this situation?

A) cultural-individual
B) personal-contextual
C) differences-similarities
D) history/past-present/future
E) privilege-disadvantage

Answer 1

E

Question 2

She is a _____ type of border dweller.

A) voluntary short-term
B) voluntary long-term
C) involuntary short-term
D) involuntary long-term

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_____ is a feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the unfamiliarity of surroundings and the lack of familiar cues in the environment.

A) Bell curve
B) Border dwelling
C) Culture shock
D) Reverse culture shock

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following are opportunities for intercultural contact?

A) traveling for pleasure
B) traveling for study
C) increasingly diverse U.S. population
D) Internet gaming
E) all of these

Question 5

Which dialectic may help us understand this situation?

A) cultural-individual
B) personal-contextual
C) differences-similarities
D) history/past-present/future
E) privilege-disadvantage

Question 6

Kai is a border dweller through _____.

A) travel
B) socialization
C) relationships
D) assimilation

Question 7

The _____ approach to understanding intercultural communication emphasizes that things may exists as two opposing concepts simultaneously.

A) individualist
B) collectivist
C) dialectic
D) dichotomous

Question 8

Ramiro is a _____ type of border traveler.

A) voluntary short-term
B) voluntary long-term
C) involuntary short-term
D) involuntary long-term

Question 9

Which dialectic may help him understand this situation?

A) cultural-individual
B) personal-contextual
C) differences-similarities
D) history/past-present/future
E) privilege-disadvantage

Question 10

Which dialectic may help her understand this situation?

A) cultural-individual
B) personal-contextual
C) differences-similarities
D) history/past-present/future
E) privilege-disadvantage

Question 11

Which of the following constitutes an area for potential intercultural difference?

A) nationality
B) race
C) gender
D) age
E) all of these

Question 12

_____ could be seen as border dwellers.

A) Immigrants
B) People whose intimate partner comes from another cultural background
C) Cocultural ethnic groups
D) All of these

Question 13

Stephen became angry and said, "I don't know why you have to cancel your trip; the kids aren't your responsibility after all." Cristina replied, "Well, I do think they are my responsibility, too." This difference of opinion is best explained by what cultural value?

A) individualism versus collectivism
B) power distance
C) view of human nature
D) preferred personality

Question 14

Which of the following provides the potential opportunity for increased intercultural contact in the United States?

A) Internet
B) growing minority populations
C) travel for leisure or business
D) all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT helpful in communicating ethically across cultures?

A) remembering that everyone is enmeshed in culture
B) being aware of the humanity of others
C) being open to other ways of viewing the world
D) relying on your beliefs as something to stand by

Question 16

They are border dwellers through _____.

A) travel
B) socialization
C) relationships
D) assimilation

Question 17

They are _____ type of border travelers.

A) voluntary short-term
B) voluntary long-term
C) involuntary short-term
D) involuntary long-term

Question 18

Individualistic cultures and collectivistic cultures differ in terms of their

A) long-term versus short-term orientation.
B) human nature value.
C) preferred personality.
D) all of these.

Question 19

Culture has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

A) dynamic.
B) homogeneous.
C) operates within societal power structures.
D) all of these.

Question 20

Which aspect of cultural values does she characterize?

A) individualist orientation
B) collectivistic orientation
C) preferred personality
D) human value orientation

Question 21

Young people are least accepting of interracial relationships.

Question 22

Children communicating with their parents could constitute intercultural communication.

Question 23

tends to focus on dichotomous thinking which emphasizes that things are good or bad, right or wrong, big or small.

Question 24

Members of cocultural groups can either assimilate or accommodate; they cannot remain separate.

Question 25

A primary cause for international business failure is lack of attention to cultural factors.

Question 26

Diasporic groups often settle in communities together while maintaining a strong ethnic identity.

Question 27

People who live between cultures may be referred to as _____.

Question 28

_____ is the learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors that are shared by a group of people.

Question 29

Hinduism and Buddhism are _____ religions because of their belief in more than one god.

Question 30

_____ are beliefs that are so central to a cultural group that they are never questioned.

Question 31

Viewing others as exotic and interesting will help the ethics of your intercultural communication.

Question 32

The Puritanical beliefs on which the United States was founded assume that human nature is essentially good.

Question 33

Interculturalness exists on a continuum with relative similarity on one end and extreme difference on the other.

Question 34

Encapsulated marginal people feel integrated by having to shift cultures.

Question 35

Those with a short-term orientation in terms of cultural values focus on quick results and personal safety and security.

Question 36

Euro Disney was a success in France because it imported U.S. cultural practices that were successful at its U.S. theme parks.

Question 37

The predominant values preferred by a cultural group are the values held by every person in that group.

Question 38

The "being" mode of the preferred personality aspect of cultural values stresses "living to work" rather than "working to live."

Question 39

Those who value small power distances emphasize seniority, rank, and titles.

Question 40

A feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the unfamiliarity of surroundings and the lack of familiar cues in the environment is called _____.

Question 41

How might you improve those interactions using your intercultural communication skills?

Question 42

The _____ is the temptation to view other cultures as made up of exotic animals in a cage for observation.

Question 43

Discuss and provide examples of the three means by which a person can become a border dweller.

Question 44

Be sure to discuss more than one manifestation of each value aspect.

Question 45

Judaism and Christianity are _____ religions because of their belief in only one god.