Exam 1: The Necessity of Intercultural Communication

There are at least five different contexts that influence intercultural communication,including the cultural context,the microcultural context,the environmental context,the sociorelational context,and the

Culture can be defined as an accumulated pattern of

Competently interacting with someone from a different culture requires a certain amount of knowledge,motivation,and

Increased uncertainty during intercultural communication is typically associated with

Nonverbal communication is considered analogic communication.

Based on Chapter One,define culture.

Communication is considered a process because

Intercultural communication involves a minimum of three people from different cultures.

The verbal and nonverbal symbols with which members of a culture communicate are

The fastest growing microcultural group in the United States is

Intentional communication occurs when

During intercultural communication,the message sent is usually not the message received.

A symbol can be defined as

About 20%,or 1 in 5 U.S.adults,experience communication apprehension when interacting with someone from their own culture.

Cultures can be defined in terms of the number of people in the population.

Compare and contrast communication apprehension and intercultural communication apprehension.

Symbols are naturally connected to their referents.

The environmental context in the model of intercultural communication includes the

Define ethnocentrism and how it affects intercultural communication.

In the United States,the Amish are considered a microculture.