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The _________ grounds its’ determination of ethicality in the dictum “equals should be treated equally and unequal unequally.”
Unitarian Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Social Justice Approach
The Virtues Approach
The Rights Approach
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
2Intercultural communication is a cycle of __________.
environments and perceptions
stress and adaptation
symbols and signals
high and low uncertainty systems
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
3Intercultural communication necessarily involves a clash of communicator style.
True False
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
4The goal of studying intercultural communication is to become ___________ in one’s verbal and nonverbal interactions with members of other cultures.
Stubborn
Persuasive
Truthful
Competent
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
5Which one of the following is NOT a variable in intercultural competence according to Arasaratnam?
Knowledge of the culture
Competence in behaviors
Emotional intelligence
Approach tendency
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
6Culture can be defined as an accumulated pattern of values, beliefs, and behaviors, shared by __________.
an unidentifiable group of people with a common history and verbal and nonverbal symbol systems
an indiscriminate group of people with a common history and verbal and nonverbal symbol systems
an identifiable group of people with a common history and verbal and nonverbal symbol systems
a random group of people with a common history and verbal and nonverbal symbol systems
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
7One important element is the ability to infer another’s cognitions and motivations, which is the ability to __________.
Read minds
Empathize
Verbalize feelings about another’s actions
Judge someone’s identity
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
8Intercultural Communication is primarily __________.
the fear or anxiety people experience when communicating with others
a nonverbal act between people of different cultures
a verbal act between people of different cultures
a speech act between people of different cultures
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
9The _________ encourages people to strive toward certain ideals, principles, or standards of behavior to achieve one’s highest potential.
Unitarian Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Social Justice Approach
The Virtues Approach
The Rights Approach
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
10The _________ is the approach that determines whether or not a cultural practice is ethical by determining whether or not an action support the good of the community as a whole.
Unitarian Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Social Justice Approach
The Virtues Approach
The Rights Approach
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
11One of the most significant effects of new communication technology such as the Internet, social networking sites, and smartphones, is that __________.
fewer people are meeting face-to-face
more people are immigrating to the United States
fewer people are immigrating to the United States
information is becoming decentralized
Question Points: 0.0 / 3.0
12The benefits of intercultural communication include healthier communities, increased commerce, reduced conflict, and __________.
decreased immigration
increased immigration
personal growth
academic growth
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
13That communication is symbolic is a fundamental assumption guiding most communication scholars. A symbol is defined as __________.
an arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus that represents something else
a purposefully selected and learned stimulus that represents something else
an arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus that represents itself
an arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus that represents a symbol
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
14Ethnocentrism refers to the idea that one’s own culture should not be the center of everything and all other groups (or cultures) are scaled and rated with reference to it.
True False
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
15Culture is innate. People do not learn culture.
True False
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
16Intercultural communication apprehension is defined as __________.
the fear or anxiety people experience when communicating with persons from the same culture
the fear or anxiety people experience when communicating with persons from another culture
the nonverbal communication people experience when communicating
the prejudices people experience when communicating with persons from another culture
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
17The _________ is the approach that determines whether or not a cultural practice is ethical by determining whether or not practices produce the greatest balance of good over evil.
Utilitarian Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Social Justice Approach
The Virtues Approach
The Rights Approach
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
18To say that communication is transactional means that during communication each person simultaneously sends (encodes) and receives (decodes) messages.
True False
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
19The _________ is the approach that determines whether or not a cultural practice is ethical by focusing on an individual’s right to choose for him or herself.
Unitarian Approach
The Common Good Approach
The Fairness or Social Justice Approach
The Virtues Approach
The Rights Approach
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
20Ethnocentrism forms the basis for patriotism, group loyalty, and the willingness to sacrifice for one’s own group.
True False
Question Points: 3.0 / 3.0
