Chapters 1 & 2
Intercultural communication involves interaction between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems ____ enough to influence the communication of the event.
A. Differ
B. Equate
A. Differ
The majority of the world's population live in _____ societies where the group interests take precedence over those of the individual.
A. Individualistic
B. Collectivistic
B. Collectivistic
What is the word for "cat" in Finland?
A. Kissa
B. Gato
A. Kissa
The study of how movement communicates is called _____?
A. Kinesics
B. Calisthenics
A. Kinesics
Which country has the higher population?
A. China
B. Japan
A. China
When people from other countries conclude that all Americans wear baseball caps everywhere they go and eat mostly fast food, they are _____.
A. Assuming
B. Generalizing
B. Generalizing
Germany favors indulgent traits more than Venezuela.
A. True
B. False
B. False
_____ or _____ can be a part of one's identity.
A. Dialects, Accents
B. Craftsmanship, Cars
A. Dialects, Accents
Whether it is a military uniform, sweatshirt, tilt of a cap, or attire of hip-hop culture, clothing attemps to tell other people something about your _____.
A. Style
B. Identity
B. Indentity
Which of these is not one of the main 6 religions?
A. Judaism
B. Mormons
B. Mormons
What is the state of being just, unbiased, and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices?
A. Objectivity
B. Subjectivity
Which country favors masculinity over femininity more?
A. Sweden
B. Japan
B. Japan
When Noah Webster sat down to write his early American dictionary, the underlying objective was to "create an American _____ of English."
A. Logbook
B. Dialect
B. Dialect
_____ Americans communicate at a closer distance than most other groups.
A. Hispanic
B. Native
A. Hispanic
People holding a Taoist worldview believe that the universe is best seen from the perspective of _____ and _____.
A. Yin, Yang
B. Black, White
A. Yin, Yang
What is an internal activity that occurs when the source creates a message through the selection of verbal or nonverbal symbols?
A. Encoding
B. Decoding
A. Encoding
Which country ranks 22nd in favoring masculinity?
A. Belgium
B. Italy
A. Belgium
The functions of _____ include social interaction, social cohesion, and expressions of identity.
A. Language
B. Haircuts
A. Language
Brazilians say that if you tie their hands they cannot _____.
A. Listen
B. Speak
B. Speak
Which culture has a high-context?
A. Scandinavian
B. Korean
B. Korean
What are the eight components of communication?
A. Speaking, Listening, Waving, Screaming, Whispering, Shooing, Yodeling, Singing
B. Source, Encoding, Messages, Channel, Receiver, Decoding, Feedback, and Noise
B. Source, Encoding, Messages, Channel, Receiver, Decoding, Feedback, and Noise
Which country ranks number 1 in power distance?
A. Malaysia
B. India
A. Malaysia
_____ is a Japanese word that can mean "slow" or "late."
A. Osoi
B. Sumimasen
A. Osoi
Canadians, especially those of Brittish decent, do not tend toward frequent of expansive _____.
A. Gesturing
B. Dancing
A. Gesturing
Japan is a _____ uncertainty avoidance.
A. Low
B. High
B. High