A. 4, April B.5, April C. 2, April D. 6th, April
35. Which of the communication style can’t be characterized as high considerateness? A
A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Mainstream American D. Russian
Define the following concept. (4 points for each of the 5 items)
(1)Culture (2) Acculturation (3) Stereotype (4) Value (5) Uncertainty avoidance
(6) Communication (7) Innovation (8) Perception (9) Ethnocentrism
(10) Intercultural communication (11) Power distance (12) high-context
True or false.
(1) ( F ) Cultural generalizations must be viewed not as approximations (接近)of reality, but as absolute representations.
(2) ( T ) Domestic contacts are increasing because new immigrants and co-cultures are growing in numbers.
(3)(F )Our response to message has to be immediate.
(4)(T )It is always possible to share our feelings and experiences by means of direct mind-to-mind contact.
(5)( T ) Culture is a problem of nurture instead of nature, that is one’s cultural patterns are acquired through learning or interacting, or they are determined by the environment within which we live.
(6) ( F ) Misinterpretations do result every time members from two cultures communicate.
(7) ( F ) Ethnocentrism is usually learned at the conscious level.
(8)( F ) Low uncertainty avoidance cultures tend to have a less efficient infrastructure than high uncertainty avoidance cultures.
(9)( T ) China, Korea, Japan, Latin America, and to a certain extent, France, are considered to be high-context cultures.
(10)( T ) In the mainstream American culture, the ideal form of communication includes being direct rather than indirect.
(11) （T）Communication is an activity that affects people and other people.
(12)（T）New technology, andgrowth in the world’s populationhave contributed to increased international contacts.
(13)( F ) All cultures use symbols, but they rarely assign their own meanings to them.
(14)( T ) Communication can be retrieved.
(15)( )Patterns of culture are inherent with individual, that is, they are genetically passed down from previous generations.
(16)( ) Perceptions for the same object, behavior or event are always universal.
(17)( ) To understand other people we must go into their perceptual world and try to experience reality in the same manner as they do.
(18)( T ) The Arabic-speaking nations, Latin America, Russia, and nearly all of Asia (especially India and China) are high power distance.
(19)( )Language is influenced and shaped by culture; it reflects culture.
(20)(F )Mainstream American conversation style would also be characterized as “high involvement”, although it differs significantly from the various Asian patterns.
(21) ( )We are captives of our culture, though it offers us a common frame of reference.
(22)( ) We study other cultures from the perspective of our own culture, so our observations and our conclusion are tainted by our personal and cultural orientations.
(23)( ) Because we do not have direct access to the thoughts and feelings of others, we can’t infer what they are experiencing.
(24)( ) There are rules for speakers to follow as to how messages are constructed and interpreted.
(25)( )Only when we are deprived of our own culture or put into a completely new culture can we realize the importance of culture to us.
(26)( ) Stereotype refers to an unfair, biased, or intolerant attitude towards another group of people.
(27)( ) The assumption of similarity is one of the biggest promotions in intercultural communication.
(28)( T ) Countries or regions with masculine traits areIreland, the Philippines, Greece, South Africa, Austria, Japan, Italy, and Mexico.
(29)( ) Low context communication saves us making many trivial decisions.
(30)( F ) For Americans, two or three seconds of silence can be comfortable. ththnd