Complete Test Bank Verbal Communication & Culture Ch6 - Intercultural Comm. 3e | Complete Test Bank Toomey by Stella Toomey. DOCX document preview.
TEST BANK – CHAPTER6
25Multiple Questions
5True/False Questions
5 Essay Questions
Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 1 | ||
1) | _______ is an arbitrary, symbolic system that labels and categorizes objects, events, groups, people, ideas, feelings, and many other phenomena. | |
a.# | Identity | |
b.# | A value | |
c.# | Language | |
d.# | Culture | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 2 | ||
2) | The _______ meaning of a word refers to its objective, dictionary meanings, and the_______meaning of a word refers to its subjective, informal meanings. | |
Page reference:See section “Meaning-Centeredness.” | ||
a.# | connotative; denotative | |
b.# | denotative; connotative | |
c.# | abstract; arbitrary | |
d.# | arbitrary;abstract | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 3 | ||
3) | When you check out your bilingual English-Spanish dictionary for the word “compassion,” the dictionary meaning refers to the _______meaning of a word. | |
Page reference:See section “Meaning-Centeredness.” | ||
a.# | denotative | |
b.# | contextual | |
c.# | connotative | |
d.# | melodic | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 4 | ||
4) | Native speakers of their own language tend to operate at the _______ stage, conversing fluently without needing to worry about language rule patterns. | |
Page reference:See section “Multiple Rule Patterns.” | ||
a.# | “unconscious incompetent” | |
b.# | “conscious competent” | |
c.# | “unconscious competent” | |
d.# | “conscious incompetent” | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 5 | ||
5) | You’re very confused about the grammatical structure of the Finnish language, including how the words are sequenced together. You’re having problems applying the _______rules. | |
Page reference:See section “Syntactic Rules.” | ||
a.# | phonological | |
b.# | semantic | |
c.# | syntactic | |
d.# | pragmatic | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 6 | ||
6) | I see the word “promise” as afast-deliveryaction word, and you see the word “promise” as aslow take-timeto deliverword.We’redifferingon the connotative meaning of the word, specifically the _______ feature of meaning. | |
Page reference:See section “Semantic Rules.” | ||
a.# | evaluative | |
b.# | potency | |
c.# | activity | |
d.# | whatever | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 7 | ||
7) | “How to say what to whom and under what situational conditions” describes what rules of a language? | |
Page reference:See section “Pragmatic Rules.” | ||
a.# | Semantic rules | |
b.# | Pragmatic rules | |
c.# | Syntactic rules | |
d.# | Cultural worldview rules | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 6 Question 8 | ||
8) | Nina and Nate both speak the English language as their native language. Having both grown up in England, they share the same norms and rules regarding how to speakEnglish. Because of this, both Nina and Nate belong to the same _______. | |
Page reference:See section “Pragmatic Rules.” | ||
a.# | speech community | |
Incorrect | b.# | marginal identity |
c.# | collectivistic community | |
d.# | relational worldview | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question9 | ||
9) | You’re confused as to “when and how and in what situations” you should addressmembers ofyour large family clan in Thailand as “aunties” and “uncles” or “Mrs.” and “Mr.” The situational rule confusion refers to the _______ rules of language usage. | |
Page reference:See section “Pragmatic Rules.” | ||
a.# | pronoun | |
b.# | pragmatic | |
c.# | syntactic | |
d.# | semantic | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question10 | ||
10) | _______ means changing to speak another language or dialect to increase or decrease intergroup distance. | |
Page reference:See section “Cultural Group Membership Identity Function.” | ||
a.# | Co-culture | |
b.# | Linguistic relativity | |
c.# | Code-switching | |
d.# | Pragmatics | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 11 | ||
11) | The theorythatdescribes speakers as either convergingtowardor divergingaway fromtheir audience linguistically in order to achieve social approval or assert group distinctiveness is | |
Page reference:See section “Cultural Group Membership Identity Function.” | ||
a.# | Communication Accommodation Theory. | |
b.# | Revised W-ShapedAdjustment Theory. | |
c.# | Compact and Verbose Interaction StylesTheory. | |
d.# | Traditional transmissiontheory. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 12 | ||
12) | _______ refers to our larger philosophical outlook or ways of perceiving the world and how this outlook, in turn, affects our thinking and reasoning patterns. | |
Page reference:See section “Worldview Reasoning Function.” | ||
a.# | Sapir–Whorf hypothesis | |
b.# | Pragmatic rules | |
c.# | Individualism | |
d.# | Worldview | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 13 | ||
13) | Taylor wants to support her claim that students who study abroad have greater job opportunities after college. To do this, she finds data (facts) to use as evidence to support her claim. Taylor is operating under a _______ worldview and uses _______ reasoning. | |
Page reference:See section “Worldview Reasoning Function.” | ||
a.# | linear; inductive | |
b.# | linear; deductive | |
c.# | relational; inductive | |
d.# | relational; deductive | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 14 | ||
14) | _______ reasoning refers to the importance of facts and evidence to make a claim, whereas _______ reasoning refers to the importance of conceptual models and big principles and then moves to specific points of implication. | |
Page reference:See section “Worldview Reasoning Function.” | ||
a.# | Linear; relational | |
b.# | Relational; linear | |
c.# | Inductive; deductive | |
d.# | Deductive; inductive | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 15 | ||
15) | High-context cultures tend to emphasize _______ reasoning patternsof communication. | |
Page reference:See section “Worldview Reasoning Function.” | ||
a.# | inductive | |
b.# | spiral | |
c.# | deductive | |
d.# | irrational | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 16 | ||
16) | The notion that language helps to shape our thinking patterns is known as the | |
Page reference:See section “Perceptual Filtering Function.” | ||
a.# | Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. | |
b.# | social reality function. | |
c.# | group identity function. | |
d.# | coculture theory. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 17 | ||
17) | In _______-context communication, the emphasis is on how intention or meaning is expressed through explicit verbal messages, whereas in _______-context communication, the emphasis is on how intention or meaning is best conveyed through the embedded contexts and nonverbal channels. | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | high; low | |
b.# | low; high | |
c.# | self-humbling; self-effacement | |
d.# | self-effacement; self-humbling | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 18 | ||
18) | As a manager, Mark tries to be as clear and direct as possible when asking for something from his employees. What context of communication is Mark using? | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | High | |
b.# | Low | |
c.# | Inductive | |
d.# | Deductive | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 19 | ||
19) | When you use a straightforward “no” to refuse a request, your direct communication approach is reflective of a _______ communication style. | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | high-context | |
b.# | moderate-context | |
c.# | low-context | |
d.# | no-context | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question20 | ||
20) | You don’t like the mushroom risotto that your Italian host family offered at dinner, however, in order not to hurt their feelings, you said:“It tasted interesting and different” in a tactful manner. Your tactful, indirect verbal response reflects _______ communication. | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | low-context | |
b.# | low-contact | |
c.# | high-context | |
d.# | high-contact | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 21 | ||
21) | Collectivists tend to emphasize _______ communication style and individualists tend to emphasize _______ communication style. | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | linear;relational | |
b.# | high-context;low-context | |
c.# | outcome;process | |
d.# | low-context;high-context | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 22 | ||
22) | The concept ofmaillustrates the importance of _______ in many Asian collectivistic cultures. | |
Page reference:See section“Defining Low-Context and High-Context Interaction Patterns.” | ||
a.# | silence | |
b.# | talkativeness | |
c.# | formality | |
d.# | informality | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 23 | ||
23) | During a meeting, Ricardo does not tell the others what part he played in bringing the project to completion; instead, he talks about his part in a modest way, and when praised, he uses self-deprecation. Ricardo uses what kind of verbal mode? | |
Page reference:See section“Self-Enhancement and Self-Humbling Verbal Styles.” | ||
a.# | Deductive reasoning | |
b.# | Inductive reasoning | |
c.# | Self-humbling | |
d.# | Self-enhancement | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 6 Question 24 | ||
24) | The self-humbling verbal style is reflective of _______ communicators. | |
Page reference:See section“Self-Enhancement and Self-Humbling Verbal Styles.” | ||
Correct | a.# | high-context |
b.# | moderate-context | |
Incorrect | c.# | low-context |
d.# | self-enhancing | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 6 Question 25 | ||
25) | Communicatorsfrom cultures that emphasize large power distance valuesprefer _______ interaction when meeting strangers for thefirsttime. | |
Page reference:See section“Status-Equality and Status-Sensitive Respectful Styles.” | ||
Correct | a.# | formal |
b.# | symmetrical | |
Incorrect | c.# | informal |
d.# | casual | |
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True and False Questions
Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question26 | ||
26) | According to the textbook, the “weak form” of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is supported by intercultural communication researchers more than the “strong form.” | |
Page reference:See section“Perceptual Filtering Function.” | ||
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 27 | ||
27) | High-context cultures tend to favor verbal assertive style more so than low-context cultures. | |
Page reference:See section“Perceptual Filtering Function.” | ||
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 28 | ||
28) | How silence is interpreted and evaluated differs across cultures and between persons. | |
Page reference:See section“Compact and Verbose Interaction Styles.” | ||
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question 29 | ||
29) | Verbal tracking involves tracking the mistakes made by the cultural stranger and pointing these out. | |
Page reference:See section“Intercultural Reality Check: Doables.” | ||
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter6Question30 | ||
30) | A person who learns a foreign language may still experience cultural bumps or misunderstandings in using that language with a native speaker. | |
Page reference:See section“Intercultural Reality Check: Doables.” | ||
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Essay Questions
Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter6Essay Question31 | |
31) | Briefly describe one of the four features of language and give an example. |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter6Essay Question32 | |
32) | Use an example to discuss the differences between denotative meaning and connotative meaning. |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter6Essay Question33 | |
33) | What form of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis do you believe is more accurate: the weak or the strong form? Why? |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter6Essay Question34 | |
34) | Contrast low-context and high-context communication patterns of interaction. |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter6Essay Question35 | |
35) | Briefly describe the Conversational Style Grid, naming and describing each of the four conversational styles. |
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