Intercultural Communication (MT-N)

Question 1

Refers to interactions that occur between people whose cultures are so different that communication is altered

Answer 1

Intercultural Communication

Question 2

This term composes of individuals living in a community

Answer 2

Society

Question 3

Refers to people living in a same place with shared characteristics (e.g. interests, goals, attitude, culture, etc.)

Answer 3

Community

Question 4

This term refers to the following:

→ a way of life of a group of people
→ focuses on behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols
→ generally accepted by people without thinking about them
→ passed along via communication imitation from one generation to the next

Answer 4

Culture

Question 5

This culture values personal rights, responsibilities, privacy, freedom, innovation, and self expression

Answer 5

Individualist Cultures

Question 6

This culture values community, collaboration, shared interests, harmony, public good, and avoiding embarrassment

Answer 6

Collectivist Cultures

Question 7

A kind of context wherein verbal messages are direct, specific, and detailed (i.e. expressive)

Answer 7

Low Context (you don’t need much context clues to counter vagueness)

Question 8

A kind of context wherein the messages are based from the context of when and where they were expressed (i.e. indirect)

Answer 8

High Context

Question 9

What are the 2 example countries/regions given for having low context?

Answer 9

US and Germany

Question 10

What are the 2 example countries/regions given for having high context?

Answer 10

Latin America and Asia

Question 11

This refers to the value of time in life (e.g. punctuality and deadlines)

Answer 11

Chronemics

Question 12

This characteristic is exhibited when people do several things at once (multitasking) because they see time in a continuous flow; they practice flexible schedules

Answer 12

Polychromic

Question 13

Refers to following traditional gender roles

Answer 13

Masculinity

Question 14

Refers to when people assume a variety of parts regardless of sex

Answer 14

Femininity

Question 15

What 3 example countries were given that highlight the concept of femininity?

Answer 15

Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

Question 16

This kind of orientation exhibits the desire for quick results and resolutions

Answer 16

Short Term

Question 17

This kind of orientation puts emphasis on rewards for hard work and perseverance no matter how long it takes

Answer 17

Long Term

Question 18

What 4 example countries were given in accordance with the short term orientation?

Answer 18

US, UK, Pakistan, and Russia

Question 19

What 2 example countries were given in accordance with the long term orientation?

Answer 19

Japan and China

Question 20

A system of shared aspects that give identity to a group

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Culture

Question 21

The accepted standards of what it right and wrong in a group

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Values

Question 22

These are values that members profess to uphold

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Ideal Values

Question 23

These are values that guide actual behavior

Answer 23

Real Values

Question 24

T or F: One has to leave their country to experience intercultural communication

Answer 24

False (we encounter it more often than we realize)

Question 25

This happens when:
- people’s values, beliefs, attitudes, and norms are disrupted
- there is psychological discomfort during engagement with a new cultural situation

Answer 25

Culture Shock

Question 26

T or F: Culture is both transmitted and modified through communication (intercultural communication can be altered)

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Stages of Culture Shock:

Refers to when one is still excited about the new environment

Answer 27

Honeymoon

Question 28

Stages of Culture Shock:

This is experienced because of cultural differences

Answer 28

Anxiety

Question 29

Stages of Culture Shock:

This is due to prolonged exposure/immersion to the new environment

Answer 29

Adjustment

Question 30

Stages of Culture Shock:

This is due to the continuous immersion to the new culture

Answer 30

Acceptance

Question 31

This kind of culture:

→ is a learned system of norms held by most empowered people in society
→ holds important positions as there is control over ideological apparatuses (i.e. media and government)
→ is accepted by the whole country (e.g. male dominance)

Answer 31

Dominant

Question 32

This kind of culture:

→ is diverse, from women, POCs, the LGBT, the disabled, up to the very old, and young

→ states that entities can be non-human (i.e. language)

Answer 32

Co-Culture

Question 33

When a co-culture interacts with a dominant culture:

Refers to adoption of a culture

Answer 33

Assimilation

Question 34

When a co-culture interacts with a dominant culture:

Refers to acceptance of a culture

Answer 34

Accommodation

Question 35

When a co-culture interacts with a dominant culture:

Refers to ignoring/being against a culture

Answer 35

Separation

Question 36

This happens when co-cultural groups alter their linguistic and non-verbal patterns to conform with the dominant group

Answer 36

Code Switch

Question 37

Which culture dictates what is accepted (race, ethnicity, sex and gender, sexual orientation, religion, age/generation, and disability) within a certain area?

Answer 37

Dominant

Question 38

The notion that people of different cultures are more superior than others

Answer 38

Ethnocentrism

Question 39

Refers to the labelling of people’s culture in general

Answer 39

Stereotyping

Question 40

This can be done through formal studying, observation, and immersion

Answer 40

Acquire accurate knowledge

Question 41

This refers to tolerating ambiguity, being open-minded, and being optimistic

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Adopting an appropriate attitude

Question 42

This can be done by practice listening, intercultural empathy, and flexibility

Answer 42

Developing culture-centered skills

Question 43

Aside from being either individualist or collectivist, cultures could also differ in terms of the following (6):

Answer 43

• Context
• Chronemics
• Uncertainty avoidance
• Power distance
• Masculinity and Femininity
• Long/Short Term Orientation