Exam 2: Culture and Interpersonal Communication

________ is the process through which you learn your native culture.

Which of the following is TRUE in relation to culture?

Which of the following signifies a high-context culture?

________ cultures are also collectivist cultures.

Of the following characteristics, which fits best within the low-power-distance cultures?

Collectivist cultures are competitive; individualistic cultures are cooperative.

Members of masculine cultures are more likely to seek win-win solutions.

In ________ tolerant cultures, uncertainty causes anxiety.

In high-context cultures, criticism should only take place in private.

What is enculturation? How were you enculturated into your native culture?

Which of the following is considered a collectivist culture?

A fixed impression of a group of people is called a _______.

Culture is passed from generation to generation genetically.

Describe at least three ways to improve intercultural communication, and provide examples where appropriate.

Which of the following countries is considered to have a short-term orientation?

Acculturation is the process by which you learn the rules and norms of a culture different from your native culture.

Susannah loves the freedom in her writing class and the way the writing assignments are open to interpretation. She is probably a member of a ________ culture.

Gender is determined by biology while sex is shaped by culture.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a culture with a short-term orientation?

In a ________ culture such as ________, there is a great difference between the power held by the elite and the ordinary citizen.