Deck 5: What Is Culture Shock

Question 1

Which of the following is involved in culture shock?

A) A sense of identity loss
B) A sense of identity stability
C) Individualism
D) Enculturation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Mieko has travelled to France for her study-abroad opportunity. She tries to figure out how to appropriately ask for help and how to invite her new acquaintance to study with her. According to the ABCs of culture shock, Mieko is experiencing which dimension of disorientation?

A) Affective
B) Behavioral
C) Cognitive
D) Alienation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When you reach out and cultivate friendships and social network relationships with the local host culture, you are practicing the _______ adjustment strategies.

A) sociocultural
B) instrumental
C) honeymooning
D) psychological

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to culture shock research, what kind of expectations should you have about your overseas assignments?

A) Realistic
B) Idealistic
C) No expectations
D) Surreal

Question 5

After a while, Elaine has learned to fit in with the new culture in which she was given a temporary job assignment. She has learned how to communicate appropriately in this new environment and how to manage relationships with members of the new culture. Elaine is experiencing _______ adjustment.

A) honeymoon
B) frustration/hostility
C) ambivalence
D) in-sync

Question 6

Engaging in lots of positive self-talk during your stressful time in your overseas adjustment experience is known as using the _______ adjustment strategy.

A) proximal
B) communication competence
C) sociocultural
D) psychological

Question 7

TCK refers to _______ Kids.

A) Tough Culture
B) Tight Culture
C) Talkative Culture
D) Third Culture

Question 8

According to intercultural research, re-entry culture shock is oftentimes _______ stressful than entry culture shock.

A) equally
B) more
C) less

Question 9

_______ are temporary residents who voluntarily go abroad for a set period of time that is usually related to some instrumental or socioemotional purpose.

A) Immigrants
B) Emigrants
C) Sojourners
D) Extroverts

Question 10

Although Aaron feels a little bewildered and lonely at times, he is very excited and curious about the new culture in which he has just begun a temporary work assignment. According to the revised W-shaped adjustment model, Aaron is in which stage of adjustment?

A) Rebound/Humorous
B) In-Sync
C) Frustration/Hostility
D) Honeymoon

Question 11

Ever since Effia returned home from her overseas work assignment, she has felt like she does not fit in. She decides to ask for another overseas assignment, where she feels like she is more alive than at home. According to the W-shaped adjustment model, Effia is a(n)

A) adjuster.
B) transformer.
C) alienator.
D) resocializer.

Question 12

As his assignment wound down and his time to return came nearer, Doug realized that he was both excited to return home and also sad. He is in which stage of the revised W-shaped adjustment model?

A) Re-entry Culture Shock
B) In-Sync
C) Frustration/Hostility
D) Ambivalence

Question 13

Individuals with _______ motivations to leave a familiar culture and enter a new culture tend to manage their culture shock experience more effectively than individuals with _______ motivations.

A) voluntary; involuntary
B) involuntary; voluntary
C) personal; social
D) social; personal

Question 14

As a sojourner sent by her company, Robin would like to spend some time establishing a friendship with a member of the new culture and exploring the countryside. These goals are called _______ goals.

A) socioemotional
B) individualistic
C) instrumental
D) intercultural

Question 15

Differences between two cultures in their cultural values, language, verbal, and nonverbal styles are called

A) cultural identity factors.
B) cultural distance factors.
C) personal expectations.
D) motivation orientations.

Question 16

As a sojourner sent by her company, Lilia would like to establish a well-run branch in a foreign country. Lilia's goal is called a(n) _______ goal.

A) socioemotional
B) individualistic
C) instrumental
D) psychological

Question 17

Mai studied abroad for a semester and returned home excited to tell her family and friends all about her experiences. Mai experienced a sharp sense of letdown as her family and friends quickly lost interest in her stories. Mai is experiencing which stage of the W-shaped adjustment model?

A) Ambivalence
B) Re-entry Culture Shock
C) In-Sync
D) Frustration/Hostility

Question 18

When you're able to laugh at your own mistakes and you no longer take things as seriously as in the frustration/hostility stage, you're in the _______ stage of the W-shaped adjustment model.

A) honeymoon
B) rebounding/humorous
C) in-sync
D) ambivalence

Question 19

_______ adjustment refers to the feelings of well-being and satisfaction during cross-cultural transitions.

A) Assimilation
B) Sociocultural
C) Psychological
D) Voluntary

Question 20

The _______ use active commitment strategies to face the challenges of the new culture and intentionally adopt new communication competence skills to connect with the new culture.

A) early returnees
B) time servers
C) participators
D) alienators

Question 21

_______-tolerance for ambiguity individuals do better in their overseas adjustment experience than _______-tolerance for ambiguity individuals.

A) Low; high
B) Low; moderate
C) High; low
D) No; high

Question 22

_______ appraisal strategies refer to changing our perceptions and interpretations of stressful situations in a foreign culture and are related to lower adjustment stress.

A) Positive personality
B) Positive situational
C) Positive energy
D) Positive destiny

Question 23

Alienators are always the first ones ready to pack and go for an abroad assignment and the most dissatisfied in their re-entry home process.

Question 24

Culture shock can have both positive and negative implications.

Question 25

Resocialized returnees are highly aware of changes in themselves and try to integrate new values and skills they have learned overseas.

Question 26

Culture shock produces an identity disorientation state.

Question 27

Culture shock is, first and foremost, a cognitive experience in which our knowledge is put to the test.

Question 28

Social media offers a risky space for international students to learn about host nationals due to rumors.

Question 29

Global nomads refer to people of any age or nationality who have lived a significant part of their developmental years outside their passport country.

Question 30

Early returnees tend to use more commitment strategies to manage their adjustment in the frustration/hostility stage more so than time servers.

Question 31

Briefly describe culture shock and identify some of its pros and cons.

Question 32

What is cultural distance and how does it affect a sojourner's adjustment? Give some examples of cultural distance factors.

Question 33

Identify some socioemotional goals that a sojourner might accomplish during a period living abroad.

Question 34

Describe one of the stages of the W-shaped adjustment model and its place in the overall adjustment of a sojourner.

Question 35

You are planning to study abroad for a year. What insights can you glean from the chapter on culture shock that will help your adjustment to your new environment?