Culture shock tends to result from an individual's tendency:
A) to be overly optimistic about their international experience.
B) to be parochial or ethnocentric in their worldview.
C) to depend on a contingency management approach in other countries.
D) All of these experiences.

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Culture shock is often caused by the clash between an individual's own cultural norms and those of the new culture they are experiencing. This clash can be amplified by parochial or ethnocentric worldview, where one sees their own culture as superior to others and struggles to adapt to new cultural practices. While being overly optimistic or depending on a contingency management approach may contribute to culture shock, they are not the primary cause.

Culture Shock Tends to Result from an Individual's Tendency