Cross-Cultural Communication

A Cultural Profile includes the characteristics, values and beliefs of a culture. Which is an aspect of a Cultural Profile?

• Age profile
• Generational profile
• Technology profile
• Character Profile

Immediate gratification of basic human needs to have fun, be free and live life to the fullest is an example of which of the following?

• Individual differences
• Collectivism
• Masculinity
• Indulgence

Different countries have different approaches to their style of communication. Which is an example of an indirect style of communication?

• Privately talking to the person right away
• Saying what's on your mind immediately
• Talking about an issue or situation in third person
• Giving feedback to an individual in front of others

A non-verbal cue is information communicated in a social interaction that isn’t by use of words or language. Which is an example of a non-verbal cue?

• Blinking
• Walking
• Standing still
• Smiling

Which is an effective way to communicate and build rapport when you’re in a conversation with someone from a different culture?

• Make direct eye contact, so they know you're engaged and listening to them
• Tell them all about yourself, so they feel comfortable with you
• Lead the conversation so they know you're confident
• Ask thoughtful, open-ended questions to gain information to understand what their social norm and value system is

Which of the following is an example of uncertainty avoidance within a country?

• A high tolerance for risk; different might equal something that should be explored
• A low tolerance for risk; different might equal dangerous
• Priority is placed on relationships between people
• Priority is not placed on relationships between people

Your Personality Profile is different from your Cultural Profile and is unique to you. Distinguishing the differences can give you a greater understanding of who you are and an openness to qualities of another person. What is one aspect of a personality profile?

• Where you get your energy from
• Your ethnic background
• Your Generational background
• Your religious background

Which of the following are aspects of someone's Cultural Profile?

• Their hobbies, the field of work they choose to pursue
• The food eaten, the pace and sense of time, music, family, values, education
• Their preferred social media app, the type of entertainment they enjoy
• The items they buy at stores, the type of car they drive, the way they spend their free time

A country that has a Short-term Orientation:

• Has more traditional gender roles or emotional roles
• Won't find leisure time important
• Focus its efforts on the future and connects with perseverance and determination
• Has a real respect for tradition and doing things the way they've always been done

What is Power Distance within Geert Hofstede’s Model of National Cultural Differences?

• The difference is power from one individual to the next
• The degree to which members of either the institution or the organization expect power to be distributed unequally
• The degree that an individual feels they have authoritative power within an ourganization