CCC: Intermediary Test 1

Think of one reason of your own, why is it important to study cross-cultural communication, and type it below.

Look at the following imperatives for studying cross-cultural communication listed below: Self-Awareness, Demographics, Economics, Technology, Peace, Ethics. Which reason seems the most important to you and WHY? Type your answer below.

What is ethnocentrism?

• A tendency to think that our own culture is superior to other cultures.

• A tendency to think that other cultures are superior to our own culture.

• A tendency to think that all cultures are equal.

Diversity is the characteristic of a...

• Homogenous society

• Heterogenous society

A cross-cultural training is training people to...

• become familiar with other cultural norms

• improve their interactions with people of different cultures

• both of the above

Interdisciplinary approach helps us acquire and interpret information in a more comprehensive manner.

• True

• False

Which of the approaches to studying cross-cultural communication integrates the other three?

• Social scientific

• Interpretive

• Critical

• Dialectical

Which of the approaches uses the quantitative method?

• Social scientific

• Interpretive

• Critical

• Dialectical

Culture influences communication, and vice versa.

• True

• False

In cultural analysis, while analyzing cultural differences, which value refers to gender-specific roles?

• Power distance

• Long-term/short-term orientation

• Masculinity/Femininity

• Individualism and collectivism

• Uncertainty avoidance