Intercultural Communication Competence

Intercultural Communication Competence is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in

• numerous components of competence

• motivation and self-knowledge

• tolerance for uncertainty

• various cultural contexts

The most effective way to develop other-knowledge is by

• behaving badly

• staying home and watching a good culture movie

• direct and thoughtful encounters with other cultures

• tolerance for uncertainty

Is a state of self and other monitoring that informs later reflection on communication interactions

• Flexibility

• Mindfulness

• Tolerance

• None of the Above

Intercultural Communication Competence also has the potential to benefit you

• academically and personally

• in professional and civic contexts

• none of the above

• all of the above

We can cultivate Intercultural Communication Competence by

• fostering attitudes that do not motivate us

• discovering knowledge that informs us

• develop skills that do not enable us

• None of the above

Some of the skills important to Intercultural Communication Competence are the ability to

• not have empathy

• accumulate cultural information

• manage anxiety only

• none of the above

Which cultural group does our textbook say are more reserved and take longer to form close friendships

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Nordic

• Greenland

Cognitive flexibility helps prevent our knowledge from

• formation of stereotypes

• jumping to conclusions

• prejudging an encounter

• all of the above

Tolerance for uncertainty refers to an individual's attitude about and level of comfort in

• certain situations

• uncertain situations

• all of the above

• none of the above

Refers to the root of a person's desire to foster intercultural relationships

• Intrinsic

• Mindfulness

• Extrinsic

• Motivation