Communication Between Cultures, 9th Edition Test Bank

1. The idea that “Self is not innate, but is acquired in the process of communicating with others” best describes what use of communication? a. person perception b. identity c. interpersonal needs d. influence e. control ANSWER: a 2. The definition of communication used in the text includes all of the following ideas except: a. dynamic process b. share thoughts c. using symbols d. general settings e. particular settings ANSWER: e 3. Which component of communication is most accurately represented If Andy is trying to decide how to explain a change in plans to Bill and Chris. a. messages b. encoding c. decoding d. feedback e. noise ANSWER: b 4. Andy asked Bill to tell Chris about the plan. Bill nodded in agreement. The nod is: a. Bill as receiver b. noise c. encoding d. feedback e. decoding ANSWER: d 5. When the authors refer to words that mean different things in different languages, to what characteristic of communication are they referring? a. communication is contextual b. communication is symbolic c. communication is dynamic d. communication is static e. all of these ANSWER: b 6. The idea that you might talk differently in front of a few people than you might in front of hundreds is reflects what characteristic of communication: a. contextual b. source-centered c. dynamic d. symbolic e. receiver-centered ANSWER: a 7. Most communication behavior is: a. innate b. inborn c. learned d. habitual e. none of these ANSWER: c 8. Culture is accurately reflected in which of the following statements? a. culture is innate b. culture and communication are inseparable c. culture is monolithic d. culture includes opera but not sporting events e. all of these ANSWER: b 9. A good analogy for the relationship between a culture and a group of people would be: a. a car and its driver b. gasoline for an engine c. a mind and its body d. self and brain e. personality and self ANSWER: e 10. The definition of culture preferred by the authors includes all of the following concepts except____. a. the biological parts of human life b. subjective elements c. the non-biological parts of human life d. objective elements e. none of these ANSWER: a 11. What is the basic function of culture? a. to teach people how to adapt to their environment b. to teach people ethical behavior c. to perpetuate itself d. to differentiate one group from another e. to satisfy ego and identity needs ANSWER: a 12. Pinocchio’s nose is an example of ____. a. learning culture through proverbs b. learning culture through folktales, legends, and myths c. learning culture through art d. deceitfulness e. public shame ANSWER: b 13. Which of the following is not true about culture: a. culture is transmitted from generation to generation b. culture is based on symbols c. culture does not have boundaries d. culture is an integrated system e. culture is dynamic ANSWER: c 14. How cultural traits “make sense” in that culture’s context reflects culture as: a. an integrated system b. internalization c. structuration d. ideation e. perpetuation ANSWER: a 15. A sense of self is acquired through the process of communicating with others. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 16. All people, regardless of culture, have a need to communicate and interact with others. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 17. Encoding is an external activity. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 18. Skype is a software application that allows people to communicate with live audio and video in real-time. Skype uses a different channel than typical face-to-face interactions. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 19. Every communicative event is characterized by a multitude of competing stimuli. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 20. Not every culture uses symbols. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 21. Most communication behavior is innate or inborn. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 22. All of our messages, to some degree or another, do something to someone else. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 23. The authors argue that improving intercultural requires a clear understanding of the phenomenon of culture. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 24. Culture is made up of only those objective elements which have increased the probability of survival in the past. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 25. History, unlike religion and culture, give objective guidance for daily life. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 26. Values reflect culture, but they play no role in perpetuating the culture. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 27. Language is fundamental to the functioning of culture. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 28. Schools represent informal ways of learning culture. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 29. Because of the brevity of proverbs, their influence is often overlooked. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 30. Folktales are often simple morality lessons focusing on what the culture’s perspective is on right and wrong or good and evil a. True b. False ANSWER: True 31. Art is influenced by culture, but the relationship is not reciprocal. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 32. Television has been directly linked to socialization. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 33. As people grow up, they learn symbols but not the cultural meaning of those symbols. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 34. Historically, societies have insisted that religions adapt their own cultural traditions rather than the other way around. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 35. What is the relationship between communication and identity? ANSWER: 36. Discuss at least two of the four uses of communication presented in chapter two. ANSWER: 37. Provide a definition of communication and compare to the one presented in the text. ANSWER: 38. What are the major components of communication? ANSWER: 39. Provide an example of how noise might impact the encoding and decoding process. ANSWER: 40. Define individualism and collectivism. Provide at least two specific cultural examples of each. ANSWER: 41. What does it mean to say communication is contextual? Include examples based on location, occasion, time, and number of participants. ANSWER: 42. Is communication behavior mostly learned or mostly innate? Explain. ANSWER: 43. What are the functions of culture? ANSWER: 44. List and describe at least three of the five elements of culture discussed in the text. ANSWER: 45. Defend the idea that culture is learned. ANSWER: 46. What are proverbs and what impact do they have on culture? Provide at least one example of a native and non-native proverb. ANSWER: 47. How do folktales, legends, and myths “teach” culture? ANSWER: 48. Does art reflect culture or does culture reflect art? Use examples in your explanations. ANSWER: 49. What is the role of the mass media in culture? ANSWER: 50. Explain why culture is dynamic. ANSWER: 51. Provide at least two examples of how culture is an integrated system. ANSWER: