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Chap 3 How Culture Affects Perception-Jandt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The neurobiological process by which we become aware of our environment is:

a)

perception

b)

sensation

c)

intercultural competence

d)

culture

2.

China has a recorded history of:

a)

250 years

b)

1200 years

c)

2500 years

d)

4000 years

3.

According to Nisbett (2003), Eastern cultures:

a)

see a world of discrete, unconnected things

b)

have an analytic view of focusing on objects & their attributes

c)

are inclined to see the world as continuous masses of matter

d)

sense the world largely the same as other cultures do

4.

Speakers of English have difficulty hearing the difference between Japanese words that differ only in vowel length is an example of:

a)

selection

b)

interpretation

c)

organization

d)

sensation

5.

______ refers to attaching meaning to sense data & is synonymous with decoding.

a)

Organization

b)

Sensation

c)

Selection

d)

Interpretation

6.

Cultures in which more of the meaning of communication is determined by the environment are called:

a)

low context

b)

eco-context

c)

high context

d)

surround context

7.

T or F: Most Latin American cultures are low-context

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Explain the concept Describes the communication strategies one uses to enact self-face & to uphold, support, or challenge another person's face.

a)

face mask

b)

facework

c)

face control

d)

face power

9.

In _____ societies, people tend to be guided more by personal responsibility than by shaming one's group.

a)

high-context

b)

low-context

c)

Draconian

d)

collectivistic

10.

Low context culture is associated with:

a)

collectivism

b)

individualism

c)

communism

d)

despotism

11.

In _______ cultures communication tends to be more indirect.

a)

high-context

b)

low-context

c)

Western

d)

capitalist

12.

T or F: Since 2021, China no longer imposes a 1-child limit.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What item would NOT be included in a group for most Chinese students:

a)

rooster

b)

cow

c)

grass

14.

Most Latin American countries are low context.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which option is NOT an example of "losing face."

a)

Failure to achieve goals

b)

including extended family in everything

c)

exposure to personal insult

d)

disregard for one's status