Exam 3: Context, Perception, and Competence

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

Discuss and exemplify three reasons for face loss.

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

East Asian countries tend to be ______-context cultures.

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

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.

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

Discuss and provide examples of third culture.

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

European countries tend to be ______-context cultures.

Discuss the effects of culture on sensing.

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

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."

Describe what is meant by postethnicity.

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

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

Describe the three steps of the perception process.

Discuss one skill area in intercultural communication competence.

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

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