Exam 4: Communicating Across Cultures

In an interview,a British journalist asked a German athlete,"Are you a typical German?" When asked to clarify,the journalist explained that a typical German loved machines,worked hard,and was dependable.This is an example of ________.

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What is object language? Provide an example of how object language might affect business communication.

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The term object language,or material culture,refers to how we communicate through material artifacts,whether architecture,office design and furniture,clothing,cars,or cosmetics.Material culture communicates what people hold as important.The importance of family to people in Spain and much of Latin America would be conveyed by family photographs around the office,so there is an expectation that the visitor would enquire about the family.

In high-context cultures,feelings and thoughts are not explicitly expressed.

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The Japanese ningensei style of communication refers to the preference for humanity,reciprocity,a receiver orientation,and an underlying distrust of words and analytic logic.

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Question 4

According to the GLOBE project,a coworker or subordinate from Sweden,a country ranking low on assertiveness,would most likely prefer ________.

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Question 5

In monochronic cultures,time is experienced in a linear way,with a past,a present,and a future,and time is treated as something to be spent,saved,made up,or wasted.

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In low-context cultures,key information is embedded in the context rather than made explicit.

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Question 7

The considerable variation between Americans and Chinese in the use of silence during meetings is an aspect of ________.

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Question 8

In high-contact cultures,people prefer much less sensory involvement,standing farther apart and touching far less.

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Question 9

Interaction posture is best defined as the ________.

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Question 10

During a business meeting in the United States,a relaxed posture is acceptable,but in Europe or Asia such body language would most likely be interpreted as ________.

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Question 11

Which of the following is true about high-context cultures?

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Question 12

Brenda is the head of a sports firm in Sweden.In order to communicate effectively with her workers,Brenda should ________.

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Question 13

Posture,gestures,facial expressions,and eye contact are examples of ________.

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Question 14

Intercultural communication most likely occurs when ________.

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________ describes the process of sharing meaning by transmitting messages through media such as words,behavior,or material artifacts.

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Question 16

Behavior that communicates explicitly via words and actions is called nonverbal communication.

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Question 17

Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of low-context cultures?

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Question 18

The term paralanguage refers to how something is said rather than the content-i.e.,the rate of speech,the tone and inflection of voice,other noises,laughing,or yawning.

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In high-context cultures,________.

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In an interview,a British journalist asked a German athlete,"Are you a typical German?" When asked to clarify,the journalist explained that a typical German loved machines,worked hard,and was dependable.This is an example of ________.

What is object language? Provide an example of how object language might affect business communication.

In high-context cultures,feelings and thoughts are not explicitly expressed.

The Japanese ningensei style of communication refers to the preference for humanity,reciprocity,a receiver orientation,and an underlying distrust of words and analytic logic.

According to the GLOBE project,a coworker or subordinate from Sweden,a country ranking low on assertiveness,would most likely prefer ________.

In monochronic cultures,time is experienced in a linear way,with a past,a present,and a future,and time is treated as something to be spent,saved,made up,or wasted.

In low-context cultures,key information is embedded in the context rather than made explicit.

The considerable variation between Americans and Chinese in the use of silence during meetings is an aspect of ________.

In high-contact cultures,people prefer much less sensory involvement,standing farther apart and touching far less.

Interaction posture is best defined as the ________.

During a business meeting in the United States,a relaxed posture is acceptable,but in Europe or Asia such body language would most likely be interpreted as ________.

Which of the following is true about high-context cultures?

Brenda is the head of a sports firm in Sweden.In order to communicate effectively with her workers,Brenda should ________.

Posture,gestures,facial expressions,and eye contact are examples of ________.

Intercultural communication most likely occurs when ________.

________ describes the process of sharing meaning by transmitting messages through media such as words,behavior,or material artifacts.

Behavior that communicates explicitly via words and actions is called nonverbal communication.

Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of low-context cultures?

The term paralanguage refers to how something is said rather than the content-i.e.,the rate of speech,the tone and inflection of voice,other noises,laughing,or yawning.

In high-context cultures,________.

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