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37 Cards in this Set
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The process by which others attribute identities to an individual is? |
Ascription |
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Which is true about high context communication? |
A style of communication in which much of the information is contained in the contexts and nonverbal cues rather than explicitly in words |
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Worldviews are? |
Some of our learning and perception his group related that is we see the world in particular ways because we belong these group related perceptions are so fundamental that we really question them |
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Which approach to intercultural communication has the goal of initiating social change? |
A society with a feminine, low power, low-uncertainty avoidance, and a collectivistic (or critical approach) approach. |
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A culture with less specific gender roles that values the quality of life for all has a? |
a. feminine b. has a higher rank in feminine values orientation
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Which is true considering the influence of culture on the formation of our identities? |
Identity management - the way individuals make sense of their multiple images concerning the sense of self in different social contexts
Identity Tourism - A concept that refers to people taking on the identities of other races, genders, classes, or sexual oritenation for recreational purposes |
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Which of the following describes how competent intercultural communicators negotiate identities in conversation? |
An interpretive perspective: identities are not created by self alone but are co-created through communication with others. |
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How did E.T. Hall contribute to the origins of intercultural communication? |
pioneered the systematic study of IC, with this publication of 'The Silent Language' (1959) and 'The Hidden Dimension' (1966) |
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The study of meaning is? |
How individual words communicate the meanings we intend and semantics |
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It is important to understand the power in construction of historical accounts because? |
It influences the content of the history we know and the way it is delivered. It dictates what is taught and what is silenced, what is available and what is erased. |
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Which dialectic of intercultural communication addresses the fact that some of our cultural patterns are constant and some are shifting? |
Static-dynamic dialectic |
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Which of the following is true about the relationship between communication and context? |
1. context is typically created by the physical or social aspects of the situation in which communication occurs. 2. people communicate differently depending on the context 3. context may consist of the social, political, and historical structures in which the communication occurs 3a. social context is determined on the societal level 3b. political context includes those forces that attempt to change or retain existing social structures and relations 3c. historical context is determined from the background/past etc.
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"Symbolic Significance" in the definition of communication can be defined as? |
the importance of meaning that most members of a cultural group attach to a communication activity |
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Which identity stresses the importance of emotional connectedness to and interdependence with others? |
familial identity |
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"A symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired and transformed" is a definition of? |
communication |
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How does the nonverbal communication differ from verbal communication? |
rules for nonverbal communication vary among cultures and contexts
nonverbal comm includes gestures and appearance
it operations at a subconscious level
when a misunderstanding arises, we are most likely to question our verbal, rather than our nonverbal comm
it is more difficult to identiy nonverbal miscomm or misperceptions |
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which of the following is NOT typically communicated by nonverbal behaviors? |
the following ARE communicated by NV
relational messages
status and power
deception |
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Which of the following is true about nonverbal behavior |
Most of our nonverbal meanings and behaviors are learned through implicit socialization.
most nonverbal comm operates at a subconscious level (how does this affect cultural misunderstandnings?)
Nonverbal behaviors can reinforce, substitute, or contradict verbal behaviors |
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what labels refers to the way people conceptualize and think about time |
chronemics |
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which of the following is true about cultural spaces? |
The people who we first interact with start influencing us
cultural and social contexts in which our identity forms
dynamic and changing
can be metaphorical
Cultural space: the particular configuration of the comm that constructs meanings of various places |
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Which orientation to time prevails in the US |
monochronic
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Which of the following is NOT a universal facial expression? |
universal expressions INCLUDE: happy, sad, angry, fear, disgust, and surprise |
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This study is one of the many ways to think about language, plus it provides us with a useful foundation for our exploration of language in intercultural comm |
Linguistics |
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This school of thought rejects the Sapir-Whorf assumption that the particular language we speak compels us to perceive the world in a particular way and prevents us from thinking in different ways. |
Qualified relativist position |
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Which communication style is preferred by most people in the US |
low-context |
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The process of learning language is known as ? |
language acquisition |
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Researchers are able to prevent their own cultural biases from affecting their intercultural research |
FALSE |
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Code switching refers to the phenomenon of changing languages, dialects, or accents. |
TRUE |
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Worldviews have little influence on the approachh researchers take to studying intercultural comm |
FALSE |
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The ability to behave effectively and appropriately in interacting across cultures is called intercultural competence |
TRUE |
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Social science, interpretivist, and critical perspectives are contradictory and cannot be connected in ways that help us better understand social reality |
FALSE |
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The goal of researchers who study human behavior from the interpretive perspective is to explain and predict human behavior |
FALSE |
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Interdisciplinary means integrating knowledge from different areas of study in conducting research and constructing theory |
TRUE |
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Cultures that emphasize quick results in endeavors and social pressure to conform have a long term orientation |
FALSE |
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Positive stereotypes are not damaging or harmful to individuals of a cultural group |
FALSE |
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Prejudice is often expressed by nonverbal behaviors |
TRUE |
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Blind childrens facial expressions are very different from seeing children's facial expression |
FALSE |