Exam 3: Intercultural Communication

Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication in intercultural environments is least accurate? 

The belief in the superiority of one's own race is known as ____________________.

Members of high-context cultures are more likely to be logical, analytical, and action oriented.

An example of a country that has a low-context culture is 

The belief that one's own race is superior is known as 

Many of the world's industrialized countries have formally agreed to a new global treaty that bans the practice of bribery of foreign government officials. What organization promoted this treaty? 

Zachary works with employees from a variety of cultural backgrounds and wants to be tolerant of their beliefs. Zachary should practice 

Businesspeople from which country are most likely to speak using extravagant or poetic figures of speech? 

The rules, values, and attitudes of culture are inherent; that is, we are born with them.

Business communicators in low-context cultures, such as the United States and Germany, assume that messages must be explicit, and listeners rely exclusively on the written or spoken word.

Julia was born and raised in the United States. Because she has been taught that it is best to be direct when speaking in the workplace, Julia expects her Vietnamese coworkers to share her belief. Julia's misconception is the result of 

Gayle will be traveling to Thailand on business and wants to demonstrate intercultural competence while there. What is the best advice you can give her? 

Only North American companies have adopted ethics codes.

High-context communicators tend to use ____________________ logic to reach conclusions. That is, they circle around a topic indirectly and look at it from many tangential or divergent viewpoints.

The same letter, date, and number formats are used throughout the world.

Caroline is writing a business letter to a German client. What should she do as she prepares the letter? 

Most important in achieving effective communication is ______________. This attitude requires us to support others positively with head nods, eye contact, facial expressions, and physical proximity.

Which of the following statements about saving face is most accurate? 

One process for achieving intercultural competence is ____________________, which refers to the use of concrete and specific feedback.

Select the least accurate statement about culture.