Question 1

__________ is the tendency to evaluate the values, behaviours, and norms of your culture as being superior to those of other cultures.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism

Question 2

Acculturation is the process by which you learn the values of your culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Intercultural communication can be used to describe all of the following situations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   communication between Muslims and Catholics.
B)   communication between homosexuals and heterosexuals.
C)   communication between doctors and nurses.
D)   communication between senior citizens and young people. C

Question 4

Ethnocentrism exists on a __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ethnocentrism exists on a __________....

Question 5

In a low context culture, the communication

Accepted Answer

A)   does not come from verbal messages.
B)   comes from formal transactions.
C)   comes from written contracts.
D)   comes from verbal messages.

Question 6

Culture shock results from your feelings of

Accepted Answer

A)   dismissing a valid argument.
B)   alienation, conspicuousness, and difference from everyone else.
C)   credibility and difference.
D)   credibility and alienation.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   You are responsible for the entire group.
B)   Success is measured by your contribution to the group.
C)   You take pride in your similarity to other members of the group.
D)   Distinctions between in-group members and out-group members are unimportant.

Question 8

Culture refers to the finer elements of our lifestyles: art, music, drama, dance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The following are all effective strategies to use during intercultural communication EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   communicate positiveness.
B)   communicate expressiveness.
C)   use expediency.
D)   use immediacy.

Question 10

In a mindful state,

Accepted Answer

A)   we are non-rational.
B)   we resort to a critical-thinking mode.
C)   we recognize other cultures are inferior.
D)   we ignore barriers and gateways to intercultural communication.

Question 11

__________ is the psychological reaction you experience when you enter a culture that is very different from your own.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the psychological reaction you experience...

Question 12

Describe how cultures differ.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how cultures differ....

Question 13

We are all a little ethnocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cultures differ in terms of their

Accepted Answer

A)   orientation, context, and masculinity.
B)   individualism, content, and masculinity.
C)   orientation, content, and masculinity.
D)   orientation, individualism, and time.

Question 15

Identify something in your own experience that demonstrates enculturation. How has it been impacted by acculturation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify something in your own experience that...

Question 16

Communication between African Canadians and Asian Canadians is an example of international communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

You receive messages through __________ imposed by a unique culture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You receive messages through __________ imposed by...

Question 18

Members of a low context culture are reluctant to question the judgments of their superiors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Acculturation occurs more quickly for

Accepted Answer

A)   people who are not familiar with the host culture.
B)   people who are less educated.
C)   people who are risk-takers.
D)   people who are dissimilar from the host culture.

Question 20

The term "intercultural" is used broadly to describe

Accepted Answer

A)   all barriers to communication.
B)   all forms of communication among persons from different groups.
C)   all information that is explicitly stated in verbal messages.
D)   all forms of communication within a cultural group.

Exam 2: Interpersonal Communication and Culture

__________ is the tendency to evaluate the values, behaviours, and norms of your culture as being superior to those of other cultures.

Acculturation is the process by which you learn the values of your culture.

Intercultural communication can be used to describe all of the following situations EXCEPT

Ethnocentrism exists on a __________.

In a low context culture, the communication

Culture shock results from your feelings of

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about a collectivist culture?

Culture refers to the finer elements of our lifestyles: art, music, drama, dance.

The following are all effective strategies to use during intercultural communication EXCEPT

In a mindful state,

__________ is the psychological reaction you experience when you enter a culture that is very different from your own.

Describe how cultures differ.

We are all a little ethnocentric.

Cultures differ in terms of their

Identify something in your own experience that demonstrates enculturation. How has it been impacted by acculturation?

Communication between African Canadians and Asian Canadians is an example of international communication.

You receive messages through __________ imposed by a unique culture.

Members of a low context culture are reluctant to question the judgments of their superiors.

Acculturation occurs more quickly for

The term "intercultural" is used broadly to describe