Q&A Hero

Q: Explain the differences between assigned and emergent groups. Give an example of each type.

Q: Explain how trust, cohesiveness, and supportiveness contribute to group climate.

Q: What constitutes ethical behavior during small-group communication?

Q: In which type of culture would it be more likely for extended family members to live with nuclear family members? a. individualistic b. collectivistic c. sometime d. on-time

Q: All of these are examples of individualistic cultures except a. United States b. Australia c. Canada d. China

Q: Unique combinations of rituals, religion, thought patterns, and behaviors are known as a. collectivism. b. strategies. c. culture. d. uncertainty.

Q: Which culture fears silence rather than embracing it? a. Japanese. b. European America. c. Amish. d. Native American.

Q: If someone in a marginalized group tries to fit in with the dominant group, he or she is striving for what goal of intercultural communication. a. accommodation b. separation c. reflexivity d. assimilation

Q: These cultures tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty. a. collectivistic b. uncertainty-accepting c. uncertainty-rejecting d. sometime

Q: List and explain the reasons noted in your text why you should study small-group communication.

Q: Which of the following is not a strategy for improving intercultural communication? a. Practice supportive communication and avoid defense communication. b. Avoid stereotyping and hasty generalizations. c. Adopt an ethnocentric perspective. d. Practice personal self-assessment.

Q: What is code sensitivity? a. a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness about differences b. the frustration and early termination of communication in intercultural communication c. using words and nonverbal communication that are easy for the interpreter to understand d. assuming that others think and act as we do

Q: Which of the following is not true of a collectivist culture? a. value commitment to family b. tend to be loyal to community c. place a higher value on cooperation d. high levels of divorce

Q: If someone likes to have lots of rules for behavior and doesnt like outsiders, he or she is most likely from an uncertainty-rejecting culture.

Q: What types of cultures are most likely to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and diversity? a. uncertainty-accepting cultures b. individualistic c. on-time cultures d. sometime cultures

Q: Which of the following is the best example of an uncertainty-rejecting culture? a. Sweden b. Japan c. Denmark d. United States

Q: Which of the following countries would most likely be an on-time culture? a. Paraguay b. Oman c. France d. Germany

Q: Which statement below is not an example of ethnocentrism? a. If the Japanese would just shake hands like we doinstead of bowingwe would get along better. b. Dont you wish everyone in the world would use deodorant and perfume as Americans do? c. American workers get higher pay for less work than most people in the world. d. Americans have developed the best civilized society in history.

Q: Kevin and Paul are having a conversation in which Kevin says, All gay men are very effeminate. What type of intercultural communication problem might Kevin be engaging in? a. ethnocentrism b. stereotyping c. cultural relativism d. assimilation

Q: ____________ is where you assume that all members group are alike. a. Prejudice b. Ethnocentrism c. Stereotyping d. Profiling

Q: ____________ is where you have a negative attitude toward a group of people just because of who they are. a. Prejudice b. Ethnocentrism c. Stereotyping d. Profiling

Q: The preferred way to avoid an ethnocentric perspective is to a. be cautious about assuming similarity and recognize differences among people. b. deny differences because stating that you recognize them can only get you into trouble. c. assume that other individuals would prefer to think and act as you do. d. discover what you have in common, but assume that others are fundamentally different.

Q: On-time cultures view time as contextually based and relationally oriented.

Q: The United States is an example of a collectivist culture.

Q: Individualistic cultures are societies that value individual freedom, choice, uniqueness, and independence.

Q: In uncertainty-accepting cultures, people are threatened by ideas from outside and embrace written rules.

Q: The Korean man who says of his own culture, Koreans will never be great at basketball, is demonstrating ethnocentrism.

Q: So what if Native Americans dont believe in looking an authority figure in the eye; they should if they want to be Americans. This sentiment is an example of ethnocentric perspective.

Q: Code sensitivity means you should avoid trying to be like members of some cultural group by using their language.

Q: Using descriptive feedback means adopting a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness about differences.

Q: One reason for the importance of studying intercultural communication is our increasing exposure to people of other cultures.

Q: An individual can belong to only one non-dominant culture.

Q: Individualistic cultures place the I before the we.

Q: Explain some cultural differences in nonverbal communication. What problems could arise due to these differences?

Q: Why is reflexivity important to improving your intercultural communication?

Q: Intercultural communication means any communication between persons of different cultures.

Q: A non-dominant culture includes women, the unemployed, and the elderly, among other groups of people.

Q: A member of a marginalized group who refuses to interact with members of the dominant culture is engaging in an accommodation strategy.

Q: The separation strategy of a marginalized group is where the marginalized group member tries to fit into the dominant group.

Q: A person who believes that their culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is engaging in ethnocentrism.

Q: Prejudice is likely to lead to ethnocentrism.

Q: If you judge another culture by the belief systems of your own culture you are engaging in cultural relativism.

Q: How do on-time and sometime cultures differ? What problems could arise when people of these different cultures interact?

Q: What does practice personal self-assessment mean as a strategy for improving intercultural communication?

Q: Explain the notion of code sensitivity.

Q: What does sensitivity toward diversity mean?

Q: Why should we strive to avoid ethnocentrism?

Q: Explain and give examples of on-time cultures versus sometime cultures.

Q: Explain and give examples of uncertainty-accepting cultures versus uncertainty-rejecting cultures.

Q: Explain and give examples of individualistic cultures versus collectivist cultures.

Q: Why do people stereotype?

Q: What are the similarities and differences between dominant cultures and non-dominant cults?

Q: Explain how technology makes the study of intercultural communication important.

Q: Explain differences between assimilation, accommodation, and separation strategies in intercultural communication.

Q: Reveal how ethnocentrism causes potential problems in intercultural communication.

Q: Provide three examples of how stereotyping can cause problems in intercultural communication.

Q: Describe the relationship or connection between ethnocentrism, stereotyping, and prejudice.

Q: What is meant by the ethnocentric perspective? Give one example.

Q: Relationships in which the two people are not romantically involved but have a sexual relationship are called a. nascent friends. b. stabilized friendships. c. friends with benefits. d. diminished friendships.

Q: Which of the following is a reason people terminate relationships? a. aggressiveness b. compliance-gaining c. personal idioms d. behavioral flexibility

Q: Why is intercultural communication increasingly important in our society today?

Q: Rashi and Anita marry because they are of the same cultural background. This is most likely what type of relationship? a. asymmetrical b. symmetrical c. co-cultural d. ethnocentric

Q: Which relational dialectic involves tensions surrounding the need for consistency in a relationship as well as newness and novelty. a. integration and separation b. expression and privacy c. stability and change d. old and new

Q: Raymond and Terry have a strong relationship and share many things with each other. At times, however, Raymond feels that Terry wants to know what he is doing at all times. Which dialectical tension is Raymond most likely experiencing? a. integration and separation b. expression and privacy c. stability and change d. old and new

Q: Susan and Walter are out on a date. During the course of conversation, Walter tells Susan that his parents recently got divorced. After hearing this, Susan feels compelled to tell Walter that her parents were divorced when she was very young. What factor affecting self-disclosure can be identified here? a. Disclosure might be avoided for a variety of reasons. b. Disclosure tends to be reciprocal. c. Disclosure helps build relationships. d. Relational satisfaction and disclosure are curvilinearly related.

Q: In which stage of how friends develop do people think of themselves as friends and begin to establish their own private ways of interacting? a. Role-limited interaction b. Friendly relations c. Nascent friendship d. Stabilized friendship

Q: In relationships formalized patterns of actions or words that are followed regularly and are indicators of relational uniqueness are called a. personal idioms. b. relational dialectics. c. uncertainty reducers. d. rituals.

Q: Which of the following is not one of the three stages in interpersonal relationships? a. social penetration b. relational development c. relational deterioration d. relational maintenance

Q: In which stage of how friends develop do people determine that they have mutual interests or other common ground? a. Role-limited interaction b. Friendly relations c. Nascent friendship d. Stabilized friendship

Q: Which of the following descriptions applies to someone with an interpersonal relationship as defined in the book? a. a father who left his family long ago and believes that he has a relationship with a child he has not seen or heard from for years b. a guy who drops into the restaurant every couple of months, knows the waitresss first name, and believes that he has an interpersonal relationship with her c. a married couple that have quarreled with each other for years d. a woman who cannot remember the names of all the men she has dated in the last year

Q: According to William Schultz, three interpersonal needs that are satisfied through interaction with others are a. inclusion, affection, and control b. physical well-being, safety, and security c. inclusion, self-actualization, and socialization d. esteem, affection, and control

Q: Which of the following is a good example of a complementary relationship? a. She likes him a lot, but he doesnt think much of her. b. She is shy, and he likes to speak for both of them. c. She and he are both good at math, so together they do the family budget. d. She and he like food, so they both enjoy every meal.

Q: A relationship in which the two people are very similar is called a. a complementary relationship. b. a symmetrical relationship. c. a cost-benefit relationship. d. an independent relationship.

Q: Which type of need can only be fulfilled through interpersonal interaction? a. safety b. affection c. security d. information

Q: The concept that suggests that your roommate is more likely to become your friend than a person ten blocks away is known as a. proximity. b. similarity. c. collaboration. d. familiarity.

Q: He is good at writing and understanding literature; she is a whiz at math and statistics; together they make a great pair. The concept of friendship illustrated here is a. symmetry. b. complementary. c. responsiveness. d. proximity.

Q: The ability to alter behavior in order to adapt to new situations and to relate in new ways when necessary is a definition of a. androgyny. b. behavioral flexibility. c. passages. d. complementary relationships.

Q: What is one strategy for appropriate self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships? a. Gradually decrease disclosure as your relationship develops. b. Disclose all information, even if it might cause you personal harm. c. Reveal information to others as they reveal information to you. d. Remember that disclosure is the same across all cultures.

Q: Which association below is not part of the textbook definition of interpersonal relationships? a. one between two or more people who are interdependent b. one between two or more people who have interacted for some period of time c. one between two or more people who use some consistent patters of interaction d. one between two or more people who exhibit affection toward each other

Q: Personal idioms are understood only by you.