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interpersonal Comm
Exam 3 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The equal pay lawsuit by the U.S. Women's Soccer Team, i.e. that female soccer players should be paid the same as the male soccer players, demonstrates the United States has a low power distance orientation. | true |
| Applying theoretical principles and concepts in an attempt to explain behaviors occuring in a specific communication context is an example of which core of intercultural communication competence? | Understanding |
| The degree to which people in a society are integrated into groups is which of Hofstede's dimensions? | Individualism/Collectivism |
| Intercultural communication is the study of the effects on communication behavior when similar cultures interact together. | False |
| The tendency to see others and their behaviors through our own cultural filters, which often results in the belief that our own culture is better than any other is _____. | ethnocentrism |
| an individual views the world from their culture's perspective while evaluating different cultures according to their culture's preconceptions resulting in feelings of dislike, mistrust, or hate for cultures deemed inferior is called what? | ethnocentrism |
| Knowledge, understanding, and acceptance are sufficient for having intercultural competence. | False |
| The overall goal of mindful intercultural interactions is to be present in the moment in a nonjudgmental way. | true |
| Aggressiveness refers to the extent to which an individual challenges a position or an issue. | False |
| Victor answered his boss's question. However, his answer could be interpreted as having more than one meaning. As a result, he could have been perceived as being truthful. What type of deception did Victor utilize? | Equivocation |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the destructive responses to jealousy? | signs of possession |
| Low aggression is characterized by yelling, crying, refusing to talk, or stomping out of the room. | True |
| The dark side of communication refers to negative communication exchanges that may contribute to dysfunctional interpersonal relationships. | True |
| Deception always harms a relationship | False |
| A statement of desire is not considered a type of hurtful message | False |
| Transgressions occur when: | people violate rules in their relationship(s) |
| Relational aggression begins in childhood and extends into the workplace | True |
| Both of Jasmine's children rarely experience loneliness while enjoying higher levels of self-esteem. What kind of sibling relationship to Jasmine's children have with each other? | harmonious relationship |
| Family is a network of people who live together for long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, or legal commitment | True |
| Both gender and birth-order effects impact harmonious sibling relationships. | True |
| Understanding how families generally function helps predict major life events | True |
| What type of relationship do remarried couples exhibit when the marriage demonstrates high levels of interdependence, high levels of engagement, and subscribes to an unconventional ideology? | independents |
| Family systems are in constant evolution | True |
| George was raised in a family who communicated and shared similar attitudes, beliefs, and values. George became reluctant to share his opinion when it differed from those of his parents, particularly when doing so would likely cause conflict. | socio-orientation |
| Families who live apart by choice or circumstance are no longer considered families | False |
| Felicity thought that she was chatting with someone who attended the same high school as her. Sadly, after developing romantic feelings for him, she put two and two together, realizing that he wasn't who he said he was. It all turned out to be an act. | catfishing |
| Mika's online identity accurately represents her computer-mediated identity. As a result, she exhibits anonymity | False |
| Rarely, do online impressions impact hiring decisions | False |
| Which of the following theories claims that with time CMC users can accrue enough information to form impressions equal to those formed offline? | Social information processing |
| Which type of communication occurs when the sender and receiver are concurrently engaged in the communication process? | synchronous communication |
| The study of computer-mediated communication primarily focuses on the technologies that people are using. | False |
| The citation below is accurate. Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (2004). Unmasking the face. Malor Books. | true |
| Which of the following is the correct APA reference entry for a book? | Watzlawick, P., Bavelas, J. B., & Jackson, D. D. (1967). Pragmatics of human communication: A study of international patterns, pathologies, and paradoxes. W. W. Norton & Company. |
| The title page of a student paper requires a running head. | False |
| This is a communications course | false |
| _______________________occurs when the sender and receiver are not concurrently engaged in communication through a mediated channel. | asynchronous |
| ___________________ involves sending messages knowingly transmitted to foster a false belief or conclusion by the receiver. | deception |
| __________________ is a control message where parents discipline their children through physical force, demands, or restricting privileges. | power assertion |
| A group of people who, through a process of learning, can share perceptions of the world, which influence their beliefs, values, norms, and rules, eventually affecting one's behavior is called _____________. | culture |
| ____________________occurs when an individual worries that a rival could interfere with the existence or quality of her/his relationship. | jealousy |
| The three forms of deception are: [1], [2], and [3] | falsification, concealment, equivocation |
| How can we define culture? What are some characteristics of culture? | a group of people who, though a process of learning can share perceptions of the world, which eventually affecting one's behavior- learned, dynamic, pervasive |
| why should we study intercultural communication? | opportunities for intercultural contact are increasing business has become more international technology ( its a small world) rewarding and fulfilling relationship self - awareness |
| high/ low context | the degree to which people find meaning in the context versus explicit words |
| high context | better at reading nonverbal and assume others are also speak less and listen more indirect and less explicit |
| low context | stress explicit communication emphasize verbal messages |
| what are some barriers to intercultural understanding? | stereotyping, prejudice, ethnocentrism, assumed similarity, knowledge, understanding, acceptance, skills |
| What are the four core concepts of intercultural communication competence? | knowledge, understanding, acceptance, and skills |
| how can we improve our intercultural understanding? | increase your knowledge base--learn about other cultures, have genuine intentional Be present, mindful and intentional be patient -- with yourself and others recognize differences ( between cultures, within cultures, in meaning) |
| involuntary family members | members related by blood or marriage ( in laws) you do not get to choose who is in your family |
| Voluntary family members | members chosen to be includes as family, not related genetically friends, romantic partner |
| family communication patterns | pluralistic ( low), laissez-faire (low), consensual ( high), protective ( low) |
| pluralistic ( low) | emphasis on mutual respect and interest |
| laissez-faire ( low) | children are more likely to be influenced by external forces from outside the family |
| consensual ( high) | pressure for agreement between parents and children |
| protective ( low) | strong emphasis on child obedience and family harmony |
| family structure | way a family assigns roles to its member |
| family functions | services a family provides for its member and for society |
| family evolution | way a family adapts to change |
| internal functions of family | providing care socialization intellectual development recreation emotional support |
| External Functions of family | Transmission of cultural values Accommodation to cultural change |
| what is the family life cycle? | not every individual moves through the family cycle in an exact sequence and research for this doesn't always account for differing family possibilitiesw |
| what causes family evolution? | stressful contact with outside sources illness or death of family member divorce or separation of family members |
| how do we cope with family change? | anticipate change encourage family cohesion stay adaptable with contingency plan build social networks |