Deck 3: Context, Perception, and Competence

Question 1

John Dewey argued that cultural ______ supported rigid segregation between groups.

A) exceptions
B) exclusion
C) diversity
D) pluralism

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When considering perception,sensation is ______.

A) a three-step process
B) not affected by our brain
C) culturally marked
D) external rather than internal

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The neurological process by which we become aware of our environment is ______.

A) sensation
B) perception
C) culture
D) intercultural competence

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Speakers of English have difficulty hearing the difference between Japanese words that differ only in vowel length is an example of ______.

A) interpretation
B) organization
C) selection
D) sensation

Question 5

The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures describes intercultural communication ______.

A) success B maturity
C) competence
D) effectiveness

Question 6

Human perception can be thought of as the three-step process in the order of ______.

A) interpretation, organization, and selection
B) organization, interpretation, and selection
C) selection, organization, and interpretation
D) sensation, organization, and interpretation

Question 7

Cultures in which more of the meaning of communication is determined by the environment are called ______.

A) high context
B) individualistic
C) low context
D) immediacy

Question 8

The ______ person is one who respects cultures and has tolerance for differences.

A) inclusive
B) postethnic
C) multicultural
D) ethnocentric

Question 9

That people in different cultures have different uses for dogs (such as pets,hunting animals,or food)is an example of ______.

A) interpretation
B) organization
C) selection
D) sensation

Question 10

______ refers to attaching meaning to sense data and is synonymous with decoding.

A) Sensation
B) Organization
C) Selection
D) Interpretation

Question 11

John was raised in London and Anne was raised in Peru.When they marry,the culture their union might create would be considered a ______ culture.

A) secondary
B) second
C) primary
D) third

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the skill areas of intercultural communication competence identified by Chen (1990)?

A) relationship strength
B) financial responsibility
C) cultural awareness
D) social skills

Question 13

The degree to which perception of an object is influenced by the background in which it appears is called ______.

A) environment confidence
B) field dependence
C) environment dependence
D) field confidence

Question 14

The notion that you can identify as a member of multiple groups,and that your identity may evolve over time,is referred to as ______.

A) cultural multiplicity
B) ethnicity
C) postethnicity
D) cultural pluralism

Question 15

In ______ societies,people tend to be guided more by personal responsibility than by shaming one's group.

A) low-context
B) high-context
C) collectivistic
D) individualistic

Question 16

Which of the following that Kale (1997)argues is the fundamental human value?

A) peace
B) love
C) ethics
D) knowledge

Question 17

According to Nisbett (2003),Eastern cultures ______.

A) are inclined to see the world as continuous masses of matter
B) have an analytic view of focusing on objects and their attributes
C) see a world of discrete, unconnected things
D) sense the world largely the same as other cultures do

Question 18

Which of the following terms is used to describe the communicative strategies one uses to enact self-face and to uphold,support,or challenge another person's face?

A) face behavior
B) face control
C) face power
D) facework

Question 19

Interpersonal disputes are likely to be settled by intermediaries in ______ cultures.

A) high-context
B) individualistic
C) low-context
D) collectivistic

Question 20

That languages categorize perceptions differently describes the perceptual step of ______.

A) interpretation
B) organization
C) selection
D) sensation

Question 21

Ancient Greeks had a strong sense of individual identity.

Question 22

In high-context cultures,verbal messages are elaborate and highly specific.

Question 23

Conflict resolution in a high-context culture such as China is less likely to use intermediaries and indirect-face negotiation.

Question 24

Postethnic culture refers to how each of us lives in many diverse groups.

Question 25

Ethical communicators encourage people of other cultures to express themselves.

Question 26

Psychological adjustment refers to the understanding of the social system and customs of the host culture by competent intercultural communicators.

Question 27

Studies show that when prompted to discuss a scene,people in Japan discuss relationships between objects and people in the United States describe the largest object.

Question 28

Field dependence is the degree to which perception of an object is influenced by the background or environment in which it appears.

Question 29

According to Cohen (1997),face loss may happen,among other reasons,because of exposure to personal insult.

Question 30

Perception ends with the reception of sensory data.

Question 31

To say "the world is external to our minds" overlooks the idea that perception and thought are not independent of the environment.

Question 32

In low-context cultures the message is explicit,detailed,and redundant.

Question 33

Self-concept refers to the willingness of individuals to openly and appropriately reveal information about themselves to their counterparts.

Question 34

Third culture refers to a new culture that two or more individuals from different cultures can share.

Question 35

There are no global fundamental human values that can provide an ethical basis to guide intercultural interactions.

Question 36

When viewed from the perspective of high- and low-context cultures,language often separates people.

Question 37

According to Ting-Toomey (1985),high-context cultures with a greater concern for privacy and autonomy tend to use direct-face negotiation and express more self-face maintenance.

Question 38

Feeding and rarely killing rats because of a belief that rats accompany Ganesh whenever he travels is an example of perceptual interpretation.

Question 39

Believing that humans eating corn on the cob is disgusting because corn on the cob is only fit for pigs is an example of perceptual interpretation.

Question 40

The Chinese counterpart to the Greek sense of harmony was a sense of personal agency.

Question 41

The perception process has ______ steps.

Question 42

If in the airport terminal an announcement is made asking you by name to report to the ticketing counter,you will probably hear your name even in that environment of competing stimuli.This is evidence for the ______ step of the perception process.

Question 43

As part of the ______ step of perception,we attach meaning to sense data and,as we make judgments regarding meanings within our culture,these might not hold out of our culture.

Question 44

According to Kale (1997),ethical ______ address people of other cultures with the same respect that they would like to receive themselves.

Question 45

Some people are less likely than others to separate an object from its surrounding ______.

Question 46

Kale (1997)developed four ethical ______ to guide intercultural interactions.

Question 47

______ theories tend to reflect the culture in which they were produced,so they present challenges in intercultural communication.

Question 48

______ are cultures in which little of the meaning is determined by context because the message is explicit,detailed,and redundant.

Question 49

A ______ person is one who respects cultures and has tolerance for differences.

Question 50

The second step in the perception process is ______.

Question 51

______ are cultures in which less has to be said or written because more of the meaning is in the physical environment or already shared by people.

Question 52

People in Western cultures tend to group objects based on their attributes,people in Eastern cultures tend to group objects based on their ______.

Question 53

East Asian countries tend to be ______-context cultures.

Question 54

______ is the neurological process by which we become aware of our environment.

Question 55

European countries tend to be ______-context cultures.

Question 56

According to Nisbet (2003),humans sense and perceive the world in ways unique to their ______.

Question 57

While many Westerners categorize dogs as pets,some Chinese categorize dogs as ______.

Question 58

Low-context cultures such as the United States use ______ negotiation.

Question 59

High-context cultures such as China express more mutual face or ______ maintenance.

Question 60

______ has a great effect on all three steps of the perception process.

Question 61

Discuss and provide examples of third culture.

Question 62

Compare and contrast low-context and high-context culture.

Question 63

Discuss the effect of culture on the selection step of the perception process.

Question 64

Briefly describe two of the four ethical principles that guide intercultural interactions,according to Kale (1997).

Question 65

Discuss one skill area in intercultural communication competence.

Question 66

Give examples of how culture affects each step of the perception process.

Question 67

Discuss issues related to multiple identities and intercultural communication competence.

Question 68

Discuss why the United States is considered a low-context culture.

Question 69

Discuss and exemplify direct-face negotiation and indirect-face negotiation.

Question 70

Discuss the effect of culture on the interpretation step of the perception process.

Question 71

Contrast how Eastern and Western cultures sense and perceive the world.

Question 72

Describe what is meant by postethnicity.

Question 73

Describe the three steps of the perception process.

Question 74

Discuss and exemplify three reasons for face loss.

Question 75

Discuss the implications for intercultural communication in the phrase "Our brain both is shaped by the external world and shapes our perception of the external world."

Question 76

Discuss the effect of culture on the organization step of the perception process.

Question 77

Explain how the view of dogs as pets or food is related to the perception process.

Question 78

Give examples for differences in perceptions of face.

Question 79

Discuss how peace is a fundamental value,as outlined by Kale (1997).

Question 80

Discuss the effects of culture on sensing.