S.Y.W.T.B.A.I. CHAPTER 2

Question 1

A dynamic value system of learned attitudes with assumptions, conventions, beliefs and rules that permit members of a group to relate to one another and the world.

Answer 1

What is culture?

Question 2

True or False: Your culture will never define who is beautiful or handsome.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Individuals define themselves and others by their immediate personal achievements; feelings are focused on the person rather than the group, is an example of what?

Answer 3

Individualist Culture

Question 4

High degree of shared knowledge, and common history; interpersonal contact is a high priority is an example of what?

Answer 4

Collectivist Culture

Question 5

Rude if others arrive late, strong reinforcement for starting and finishing “on time”, seen as evasive if they take too long to respond is an example of what?

Answer 5

Individualist Culture

Question 6

Based on one’s gut sense of the other person’s integrity and the role they have played within a group, experience is valued as much as facts, is an example of what?

Answer 6

Collectivist Culture

Question 7

Sense the need to get right down to business in a meeting; frustrated by too much social chit chat; urgency to have facts, figures, and research, is an example of what?

Answer 7

Individualist Culture

Question 8

True or False: Effective communication requires that we each identify our own cultural identity and group membership and under how it influences our expectations in communication.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Exchange of ideas or information that happens in a culturally influenced communication environment; one must understand the cultural frame of the speaker to fully comprehend the meaning intended.

Answer 9

What is communication?

Question 10

True or False: Cultural differences have an indirect influence on interpersonal communication and interactions in both the personal and professional realm.

Answer 10

False: Cultural differences have direct influence on interpersonal communication and interactions in both the personal and professional realm.