Exam 2: Culture and Interpersonal Communication

According to communication accommodation theory, we are more attracted to people who have communication patterns similar to our own.

Which of the following is a good way to improve intercultural communication?

The first stage in culture shock is the _______.

Cultures with an exclusionist orientation teach respect for other cultures and their beliefs.

If one is not careful, ethnic identity can lead to _______.

The adage, "Say what you mean and mean what you say," exemplifies a high-context culture.

Enculturation is the process through which you learn the culture into which you were born.

Your culture influences how happy you are.

Cultures with long-term orientation believe that mothers do not need to say home to care for their children.

Which of the following is TRUE about stereotypes?

The U.S. is considered a(n) _______ culture.

In a low-context culture, _______.

A(n) ________ culture is one in which people are treated as individuals rather than in terms of the groups to which they belong, and teaches a respect for other cultures and their beliefs.

Which of the following is TRUE in regard to a long-term oriented culture?

According to ________, speakers adjust to or accommodate the speaking style of their listeners to gain their approval and achieve greater efficiency.

Seeing your own culture as inherently better than other cultures is _______.

Organizations can be viewed in terms of masculinity and femininity.

In a(n) ________ culture, members are responsible for the entire group.

Define ethnocentrism and identify and discuss the five distances on the ethnocentric continuum.

Mariah is aware of her cultural differences and wants to decrease this communication distance with others. She is at the ________ degree of ethnocentrism on the ethnocentric continuum.