Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Intimacy refers to the degree to which people communicate affection, trust, depth, and involvement. Private self is a concept related to individual privacy, self-disclosure is the act of revealing personal information to others, and autonomy is the degree of independence and self-determination.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Individualists prioritize personal and relationship privacy, focusing on the autonomy of the individual, while collectivists emphasize connections and responsibilities within the family and broader ingroup networks, reflecting their community-oriented values.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Individualists, who prioritize personal goals and values, are more likely to engage in direct communication and interactive strategies to reduce uncertainty, as opposed to collectivists who might rely on more indirect methods.

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.

Accepted Answer

AUM theory proposes that when individuals encounter culturally dissimilar others, they experience both affective and cognitive responses. The affective response is characterized as anxiety, which refers to the individual's emotional state, while the cognitive response is characterized as uncertainty, which refers to the individual's cognitive appraisal of the encounter. Therefore, anxiety refers to the affective feelings, and uncertainty refers to the cognitive aspects of the encounter, making option D the correct choice.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sophia is interested in Ty, a new...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

In collectivistic cultures, the focus is on maintaining close relationships and harmony within the group. Therefore, companionate love, which emphasizes commitment, loyalty, and mutual support, is valued more than passionate love, which emphasizes personal desires and emotions.

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

Accepted Answer

Deep friendship or family/sibling love typically involves high levels of intimacy and commitment, but not necessarily passion. While there may be some passion in these relationships, it is not the defining characteristic. Therefore, the best choice is option C, which includes both intimacy and commitment but not passion.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Ashton is practicing structural commitment, which refers to a commitment based on external pressures such as legal, social, or religious norms, rather than personal desires or values. Ashton is prioritizing societal and family expectations over their own happiness and fulfillment in their marriage.

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.

Accepted Answer

You emphasize structural commitment, which involves external factors like family approval, while your partner emphasizes voluntary commitment, focusing on personal choice and love.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Physical attractiveness was the #1 top-ranked reason for why intercultural couples were attracted to each other in research conducted by D. Brenner & G. Moloney in 1977. Other factors listed as important attraction factors were interpersonal communication, geographic proximity, perceived similarity, and social status.

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?

Accepted Answer

The similarity-attraction hypothesis suggests that people are more likely to be attracted to others who they perceive as being similar to themselves. Therefore, if two individuals from different cultures are perceived as having greater similarity, there is likely to be a greater likelihood of interpersonal attraction.

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.

Accepted Answer

The public self includes aspects of our lives that can be easily shared with others such as our job, hobbies, and interests. The private self is made up of aspects of ourselves we tend not to share with others like our values, beliefs, and emotions.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

U.S. Americans tend to have a larger public self, meaning they are more likely to share personal information with a wider audience, whereas their private self is smaller as they tend to keep more personal information private. This is in contrast to Japanese culture, where the public self is smaller, and people are more likely to keep personal information private.

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

Accepted Answer

The panel that includes information about you that is not known to yourself but is known by others is labeled as the "blind" panel in the Johari Window.

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?

Accepted Answer

Tammy is keeping this information private, therefore it is in the Hidden panel of the Johari Window.

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.

Accepted Answer

Depth of self-disclosure refers to how personal or intimate the information shared is, while breadth of self-disclosure refers to the range or number of topics discussed.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that the most common public self-disclosure topic on college campuses across cultures is personal preferences such as favorite tastes and interests. Money issues and family health issues are generally considered private topics and may not be openly discussed by individuals. While discussion of personality may also occur, it is not as commonly reported as personal preferences.

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.

Accepted Answer

The "unknown" panel in the Johari Window represents information that is neither known to the individual nor to others, making it a mystery or undiscovered area.

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?

Accepted Answer

Sam is currently in the online interaction phase, which occurs after the initial attention and recognition phases where two people express interest in each other's dating profiles. The online interaction phase involves exchanging messages and getting to know each other through virtual communication before potentially moving on to a face-to-face meeting in the resolution phase.

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?

Accepted Answer

Couplehood identity emergence is the stage where an interracial couple achieves a sense of relationship clarity and understanding each other's cultural standpoint, as they work through differences and develop a shared identity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.