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Chapter 6: Communication, Culture, and Diversity
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Communication among people from a variety of different cultures is ______.
a. co-cultural communication
b. diverse interaction
c. social diversity
d. cultural interaction
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. ______ refers to the unique differences in people, whereas ______ refers to the communication among people from a variety of different cultures
a. Equity; diversity
b. Diversity; co-cultural communication
c. Co-cultural communication; equity
d. Culture; diversity
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. ______ are the rules of living and functioning in a particular society.
a. Traditions
b. Practices
c. Culture
d. Narratives
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. The differences in people that are unique, such as language, accents, hair color, and religious affiliations, are all included in ______.
a. co-cultural communication
b. diversity
c. cultural interaction
d. variety
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Charles is a first generation college student, and he has found it difficult to communicate with his professors. He doesn’t understand their jargon and finds their communication style intimidating. This example illustrates that ______.
a. colleges are elitist and tends to exclude individuals
b. professors are responsible for setting the norms of college campuses
c. professors use excessively complicated language to confuse students
d. colleges have their own language that must be learned to communicate effectively
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Nonverbal communication in athletics, like slapping a person on the behind when they’ve done a good job, don’t translate well to other settings like a classroom. This example illustrates that ______.
a. sports are male dominated
b. sports have their own distinct culture
c. sports are not inclusive of minority voices
d. sports do not prepare people for co-cultural communication
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Students at a university using websites such as RateMyProfessors.com to pick a professor is related to which type of cultural cue?
a. narratives
b. traditions
c. arguments
d. practices
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Cultural Rituals
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. A high school graduation ceremony is an example of a ______.
a. cultural ritual
b. cultural narrative
c. cultural diversity
d. cultural competence
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cultural Rituals
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The practices, behaviors, celebrations, and traditions common to people, organizations, and institutions are called ______.
a. cultural rituals
b. cultural narratives
c. cultural diversity
d. cultural competence
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Rituals
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Xihe just started a job at a marketing firm. She is told by her co-workers that a senior partner is very strict and easy to set off, and her coworkers mention a number of past blow-ups. Xihe decides to avoid this partner as much as possible. Xihe is making a decision based on what type of cultural cue?
a. practices
b. traditions
c. arguments
d. narratives
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Cultural Rituals
Difficulty Level: Hard
11. In many countries, like China or Iraq, individuals focus more on background knowledge and their relationship with their conversational partner than on the spoken words. These are ______ cultures.
a. low-context
b. collectivist
c. high-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: High-Context Versus Low-Context Cultures
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Consider a culture in which an individual’s status is very important. Cultural communication relies more on nonverbal communication than verbal. This hypothetical culture is likely a ______ culture
a. low-context
b. collectivist
c. high-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: High-Context Versus Low-Context Cultures
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. In a ______ culture, the background knowledge that individuals gather from their relationships is always relevant to what goes on during any communicative experience.
a. high-context
b. collectivist
c. low-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: High-Context Versus Low-Context Cultures
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. A culture where people separate their relationships from verbal communication and focus on the information conveyed and logical argumentation would be a ______ culture.
a. high-context
b. collectivist
c. low-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: High-Context Versus Low-Context Cultures
Difficulty Level: Medium
15. Tabitha talks with her husband about whether to have surgery her doctor recommends for her, but she does not tell her parents or siblings about their decision until it has been made. This type of behavior is more common and acceptable in a(n) ______ culture.
a. high-context
b. collectivist
c. low-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Individualism Versus Collectivism
Difficulty Level: Hard
16. Group cohesion and loyalty are highly valued in ______ cultures.
a. high-context
b. collectivist
c. low-context
d. individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Individualism Versus Collectivism
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. In which type of culture are other groups consulted during the decision-making process or when making plans for the future?
a. low-context
b. high-context
c. individualistic
d. collectivist
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Individualism Versus Collectivism
Difficulty Level: Medium
18. A culture in which people are discouraged from questioning their parents, bosses, teachers, or governmental leaders is high in ______.
a. masculinity
b. uncertainty avoidance
c. individualism
d. power distance
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Power Distance
Difficulty Level: Hard
19. ______deals with the way that members of a culture handle change and ambiguity within social or cultural contexts.
a. collectivism
b. uncertainty avoidance
c. individualism
d. power distance
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Uncertainty Avoidance
Difficulty Level: Hard
20. Kyra, an international student beginning her first semester at a college in the United States, receives her schedule for her first semester and notices her professors’ names are not on the schedule. She becomes anxious and tells her friends that in her country this would never happen because students need to know exactly what to expect. Kyra’s culture most likely has ______.
a. a low level of uncertainty avoidance
b. a high level of uncertainty avoidance
c. a low level of power distance
d. a high level of power distance
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Uncertainty Avoidance
Difficulty Level: Hard
21. Cultures with ______ emphasize the process for achieving a goal whereas cultures with ______ focus on quick results.
a. masculine orientation; feminine orientation
b. polychronic orientation; monochronic orientation
c. long-term orientation; short-term orientation
d. collectivism; individualistic
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Long-Term Versus Short-Term Time Orientation
Difficulty Level: Medium
22. With regard to how people use time and their expectations of how it should be managed, members of which type of culture value efficient production and fast results?
a. individualistic
b. collectivist
c. long-term orientation
d. short-term orientation
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Long Term Versus Short Term Time Orientation
Difficulty Level: Medium
23. ______ refers to the level of knowledge a person has about others who differ in some way in comparison to self.
a. Cultural competence
b. Perception checking
c. Co-cultural communication
d. Mutual respect
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Easy
24. Chad’s family is hosting a student, Siswe, from Ghana for a semester, and Chad knows nothing about Ghana. Chad makes it a point to ask Siswe about his culture and his life to get a more informed understanding. Chad is engaging in what practice?
a. cultural imperatives
b. perception checking
c. diversity
d. sensitivity
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Hard
25. Why might organizations be implementing training programs to increase cultural sensitivity, tolerance, and appreciation of diversity in the workplace?
a. because everyone is so sensitive in today’s society
b. because they believe they will be profitable
c. because they are good for employee happiness
d. because they can promote mutual respect and perception checking
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
26. ______ is exhibited when individuals and groups communicate with the goal of mutual understanding and subsequently avoid cultural tensions, misunderstandings, and conflict.
a. Cultural competence
b. Ethical communication
c. Mutual respect
d. Co-cultural communication
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Mutual Respect
Difficulty Level: Easy
27. Which cultural imperative becomes most salient in a time of war and acts of terrorism?
a. peace imperative
b. economic imperative
c. technological imperative
d. ethical imperative
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Peace Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
28. Which cultural imperative becomes most salient in a time of war and acts of terrorism?
a. peace imperative
b. economic imperative
c. technological imperative
d. ethical imperative
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Peace Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
29. The rising frequency of importation and exportation of goods falls within the ______ imperative.
a. peace
b. economic
c. technological
d. ethical
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Economic Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
30. Which imperative is most concerned with the shortening of communicative distance via the Internet?
a. peace
b. economic
c. technological
d. ethical
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Technological Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
31. Having instantaneous access to communication abroad shows the importance of the ______ imperative.
a. economic
b. technological
c. self-awareness
d. ethical
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Technological Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
32. The ______ imperative focuses on communicators learning about other cultures and, as a result, learning more about their own cultures.
a. self-awareness
b. technological
c. ethical
d. economic
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Self-Awareness Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
33. Which cultural imperative should guide us to do right instead of wrong in intercultural situations?
a. economic imperative
b. technological imperative
c. peace imperative
d. ethical imperative
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethical Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
34. Masculinity, femininity, and androgyny are commonly associated with ______, which refers to psychological and emotional characteristics of individuals.
a. biological sex
b. orientation
c. gender
d. personality
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
35. ______ is biological, whereas ______ is social.
a. Gender; sex
b. Race; sex
c. Gender; race
d. Sex; gender
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
36. Information-based messages used to establish status and gain power is called ______.
a. rapport talk
b. report talk
c. small talk
d. purposeful talk
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
37. ______ refers to a blend of both feminine and masculine traits.
a. Gender
b. Sex
c. Androgyny
d. Heterosexism
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
38. According to Deborah Tannen, women tend to seek ______ talk when communicating with others, and men tend to seek ______ talk in their communication.
a. small; direct
b. direct; small
c. report; rapport
d. rapport; report
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
39. Which is typically true of the purpose men have for communicating with others?
a. to empathize
b. to build the relationship
c. to solve problems
d. to spend time together
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Medium
40. Which term refers to the categorization of people based on physical characteristics such as skin color, dimensions of the human face, and hair?
a. race
b. community
c. ethnicity
d. state
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnicity and Race
Difficulty Level: Easy
41. What might be the problem with using nonverbal cues to determine someone’s ethnic background?
a. Normally people are not good at reading nonverbal cues.
b. What you see visually may not be an accurate depiction of ethnicity.
c. Race and ethnicity are closely related.
d. Nonverbal cues are unreliable indicators of gender and culture.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnicity and Race
Difficulty Level: Medium
42. Which term refers to a social group that may be joined together by factors such as shared history, shared identity, shared geography, and shared culture?
a. race
b. community
c. ethnicity
d. state
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnicity and Race
Difficulty Level: Easy
43. Prejudice is different from discrimination because prejudice refers to an individual’s ______, whereas discrimination refers to their ______.
a. attitudes; actions
b. race; ethnicity
c. actions; attitudes
d. ethnicity; race
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnicity and Race
Difficulty Level: Medium
44. Which form of diversity will pose a growing challenge due to globalization?
a. language
b. cultural
c. age
d. disability
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Language
Difficulty Level: Medium
45. When you encounter a language barrier, what is a good tactic to employ?
a. Speak very slowly and very loudly so the other person can understand you.
b. Ask the person politely to communicate in your native language.
c. Ask and answer many questions to ensure a clear understanding.
d. Speak such that your own accents and dialects are not noticeable.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Language Differences
Difficulty Level: Medium
46. ______ is the assumption that all individuals are heterosexual.
a. Heterosexism
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Misogyny
d. Racism
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Difficulty Level: Medium
47. Connor asked his fraternity brothers if they would like to attend a sorority party with the idea of looking for women that they could possible date. It never occurred to Connor that his fraternity brother Steve prefers to date men. What would Connor assumption about his friends be considered?
a. stereotyping
b. discriminatory
c. homophobic
d. heterosexist
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Difficulty Level: Hard
48. Which type of communication is used to humiliate people based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, social class, and more?
a. dishonorable discourse
b. stereotyping
c. pride songs
d. hate speech
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Hate Speech
Difficulty Level: Easy
49. Jessica, who is from the United States, is living abroad with a family in Madrid. Every time the family members show Natalie a Spanish tradition or cultural ritual, she shrugs it off and states, “The U.S.A. does that better.” Natalie is exhibiting ______.
a. pride
b. racism
c. ethnocentrism
d. confidence
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Barriers to Communication, Culture, and Diversity
Difficulty Level: Hard
50. When one outwardly displays the dislike or hatred of a group through verbal and nonverbal communication, it is called ______.
a. prejudice
b. discrimination
c. ethnocentrism
d. imperatives
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Barriers to Communication, Culture, and Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
51. ______ is the dislike or hatred one has toward a particular group, and ______ refers to the verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors that follow the dislike or hatred.
a. Discrimination; hate speech
b. Prejudice; discrimination
c. Hate speech; ethnocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism; prejudice
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Prejudice and Discrimination
Difficulty Level: Medium
52. Jillian and Carly are organizing a sorority mixer, but decide they would prefer it if no one over a size 4 attended that mixer to make sure the party conveyed the attractiveness of their chapter. Jillian and Carly are engaging in ______.
a. ethnocentrism
b. stereotyping
c. prejudice
d. discrimination
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Prejudice and Discrimination
Difficulty Level: Hard
53. ______ is placing your own cultural beliefs in a superior position, leading to a negative judgment of other cultures
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Stereotyping
c. Prejudice
d. Hate speech
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnocentrism
Difficulty Level: Easy
54. ______ is placing your own cultural beliefs in a superior position, leading to the negative judgment of other cultures.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Hate speech
c. Bullying
d. Prejudice
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnocentrism
Difficulty Level: Easy
55. Why does severe ethnocentrism impede cultural competence?
a. An ethnocentric person will reject the uniqueness of other cultures.
b. Ethnocentrism prevents learning another language.
c. An ethnocentric person will not understand culture.
d. Ethnocentrism leads to hate speech.
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnocentrism
Difficulty Level: Medium
56. People who view their culture as dominant and are unwilling to learn about the ideas of other cultures are described as having ______.
a. ethnocentrism
b. racism
c. prejudice
d. discrimination
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnocentrism
Difficulty Level: Easy
57. Wyatt frequents white supremacist websites and routinely posts messages online about his dislike of non-White individuals in America. He is often insulting and denigrates people of color. Wyatt is engaging in ______.
a. ethnocentrism
b. hate speech
c. prejudice
d. discrimination
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Hate Speech
Difficulty Level: Hard
58. ______ is communication used to intimidate and segregate based on gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Stereotyping
c. Prejudice
d. Hate speech
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Hate Speech
Difficulty Level: Easy
59. Which group listed here has been known to engage in hate speech?
a. the NFL
b. the KKK
c. the NAACP
d. the ACLU
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Hate Speech
Difficulty Level: Easy
60. When hate speech occurs in education, it is often called ______.
a. school bullying
b. socialization
c. prejudice
d. discrimination
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: School Bullying
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
1. Culture refers to differences in people, such as race, age, social class, food preferences, and education level.
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. The United States is a low-context culture.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: High-Context Versus Low-Context cultures
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. In collectivistic cultures, decisions are normally made by a single person with a high level of authority.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Individualism Versus Collectivism
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. In collectivistic cultures, emphasis is placed on one person rather than groups, and decisions are made with the self and possibly the immediate family.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Individualism Versus Collectivism
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Power distance is the amount of perceived or felt equality or inequality between people in certain cultural or social contexts.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Power Distance
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. The cultural dimensions of masculinity and femininity are almost completely conveyed and achieved through communication behaviors and choices.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Masculinity and Femininity
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. A culture that values speed and results over a persistent and focused approach has a short-term time orientation.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Long-Term Versus Short-Term Time Orientation
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. We never truly understand the complexity of our own culture until we compare it with other cultures.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Perception checking is only possible with a direct approach.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. Some organizations are putting in place training for cultural competence in order to increase cultural sensitivity, tolerance, and appreciation of diversity in the workplace.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. Concerns regarding trade relations, importing/exporting, and international business ventures are addressed in the ethical imperative.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Economic Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. Advances in the Communication Age, including the Internet’s ability to increase our access to the world, are part of the technological imperative.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Technological Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. Gender refers to the biological traits associated with being a man or a woman.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. Androgyny refers to a person exhibit feminine traits.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Gender Influences
Difficulty Level: easy
15. Ethnicity is most often determined by visual cues of physical appearance.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnicity and Race
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. Disabilities always have visible signs.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: People With Disabilities
Difficulty Level: Easy
17. Most people with disabilities do not face communication challenges in their everyday lives.
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Disability
Difficulty Level: Easy
18. White people cannot be discriminated against.
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Prejudice and Discrimination
Difficulty Level: Easy
19. Ethnocentrism refers to insulting discourse, phrases, terms, cartoons, or organized campaigns used to humiliate people based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, and more.
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnocentrism
Difficulty Level: Easy
20. Hate speech has never been seen in the United States.
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Hate Speech
Difficulty Level: Easy
Short Answer
1. What did Walter Fisher (1984) mean when he indicated that “humans are all storytelling creatures”?
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. List three types of diversity.
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. Describe the cultural value dimension of uncertainty avoidance.
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Uncertainty Avoidance
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. How is short-term time orientation illustrated by fast-food restaurants?
Learning Objective: 6-2: Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Short-Term Versus Long-Term Time Orientation
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. What is an advantage of being culturally aware?
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cultural Awareness
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. What is the value of the self-awareness imperative?
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Self-Awareness Imperative
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. How might differing perceptions of piercing a baby’s ears illustrate the ethical imperative in intercultural communication?
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Ethical Imperative
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. How is diversity shown within languages?
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Language Differences
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. What groups does LGBTQ stand for?
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sexual Orientation
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Why are stereotypes potentially harmful?
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Stereotyping
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
1. Describe cultural rituals that occur for freshmen in your university.
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Cultural Rituals
Difficulty Level: Hard
2. What is the difference between culture and diversity?
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. How do we become socialized into culture?
Learning Objective: 6-1. Describe the influence of culture and diversity in the Communication Age.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Culture and Diversity Defined
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. What is power distance, and what are the difference between high-power distance and low-power distance societies?
Learning Objective: 6-2. Identify the importance of understanding cultural context for effective and ethical communication.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Power Distance
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. What are characteristics of an individual who has cultural competence?
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Describe what might happen in communication when cultural competence and mutual respect are absent.
Learning Objective: 6-3. Describe the importance of cultural competence for communicating in a globalized world.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Cultural Competence
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. What are three different areas of diversity, and how can cultural competence contribute to diversity?
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Examples of Diversity Across Communication Contexts
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. What is the advisable approach to communicating with others when a language barrier is present?
Learning Objective: 6-4. Discuss different examples of diversity across communication contexts.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Language Differences
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Name four barriers to communication, culture, and diversity listed in the chapter. Provide an example of the way that communication can be or has been used to combat these barriers.
Learning Objective: 6-5: Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Barriers to Communication, Culture, and Diversity
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Describe a situation in which discrimination is done subtly, so that many may not notice it.
Learning Objective: 6-5. Examine how to become more aware of and overcome barriers to communication, culture, and diversity.
TOP: NCA Core Competency: 3. Adapting to Others
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Prejudice and Discrimination
Difficulty Level: Hard
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