Question 1

In a high-context culture such as Japan, a verbal "okay" does not necessarily mean agreement or consenting to a request.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Pride in your cultural heritage and patriotism are forms of ethnocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is one effect of belief in polarized gender?

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A)   People who believe in polarized gender perceive wide differences between the genders.
B)   People who believe in polarized gender feel less sure of their own gender roles.
C)   People who believe in polarized gender reject gender socialization.
D)   People who believe in polarized gender are more likely to reflect on their perceptions about gender.

Question 4

The shared expectations of a society for behaviors that are deemed appropriate for girls/women or boys/men are called (a)

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A)   gender identity.
B)   intersectionality.
C)   gender roles.
D)   gender continuum.

Question 5

Five-year-old Carlos's two-year-old sister receives a baby doll for her birthday. Carlos enjoys dressing and holding the doll. His mother scolds him, tells him the doll is a girl toy, and leads him to his toy cars and balls. This is an example of

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A)   gender identity.
B)   intersectionality.
C)   gender socialization.
D)   gender fluidity. C

Question 6

In group work, Melinda is direct, assertive, and explicitly communicates; however, she doesn't realize that others can be offended by her communication. What component of intercultural competence is she lacking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Appropriateness
B)   Effectiveness
C)   Ethics
D)   Behavioral flexibility

Question 7

In Kashvi's culture, admiring something a person owns implies that you would like to have that thing. Patricia, Kashvi's classmate, knows this and has learned that if she expresses interest in Kashvi's jewelry, Kashvi will give the item of jewelry to Patricia. Kashvi has already given Patricia three bracelets, and now Patricia expresses interest in a fourth bracelet in the hope that Kashvi will give it to her, too. What component of intercultural competence is Patricia lacking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aappropriateness
B)   Effectiveness
C)   Ethics
D)   Behavioral flexibility C

Question 8

The tendency of societies to sort individuals into perceptual, social, and legal categories of "male" and "female" is called

Accepted Answer

A)   gender identity.
B)   gender polarization.
C)   gender continuum.
D)   gender socialization.

Question 9

A variety of sources contributes to teaching and enforcinge gender in a process called

Accepted Answer

A)   gender polarization.
B)   gender identity.
C)   intersectionality.
D)   gender socialization.

Question 10

While those people you view as similar to yourself are called ingroupers, those whom you view as different from yourself are called outgroupers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Uncertainty avoidance indicates the extent to which a culture feels

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A)   isolated from other cultures.
B)   unsure about its status in the world.
C)   the need to avoid modernization.
D)   uncomfortable with unpredictability.

Question 12

Prejudice is different from stereotypes because

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A)   prejudice can lead to stereotypes.
B)   stereotypes can lead to prejudice.
C)   people prefer to communicate with outgroupers.
D)   people tend to shy away from ingroupers.

Question 13

Members of which type of culture tend to use relatively vague, ambiguous language and silence to convey meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)   Individualistic
B)   Low-power distance
C)   High-uncertainty-avoidance
D)   High-context

Question 14

Which type of culture has a tendency to value independence and personal achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Collectivistic
B)   Individualistic
C)   High-context
D)   High uncertainty avoidance

Question 15

The belief that women are more emotional than men is an example of (a)  gender

Accepted Answer

A)   identity.
B)   stereotype.
C)   continuum.
D)   fluidity.

Question 16

Which statement is true regarding physical distinctions based on sex?

Accepted Answer

A)   No difference exists in motor skills.
B)   Anatomical males tend to develop more upper body strength.
C)   Average height is the same.
D)   Anatomical males tend to throw farther, but not faster.

Question 17

Identify and briefly explain the four features of culture.

Accepted Answer

Learned, or we are socialized into our culture through interaction with family, friends, media, and so on; communicated, or each culture expresses its values differently; layered, or we maintain complex multidimensional identities; lived, or culture is pervasive and influential in our lives.

Question 18

To avoid attributional errors in intercultural communication, you can engage in

Accepted Answer

A)   empathy.
B)   ethnocentrism.
C)   collectivism.
D)   co-cultural communication.

Question 19

Individuals who are born with an atypical combination of features that usually distinguish male from female are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)   intersex.
B)   transgender.
C)   intersectional.
D)   gender fluid.

Question 20

According to the Stereotype Content Model, define the two types of prejudice.

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The shared expectations of a society for behaviors that are deemed appropriate for girls/women or boys/men are called (a)

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Five-year-old Carlos's two-year-old sister receives a baby doll for her birthday. Carlos enjoys dressing and holding the doll. His mother scolds him, tells him the doll is a girl toy, and leads him to his toy cars and balls. This is an example of

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