Deck 9: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication

Question 1

In U.S. English, a well-organized speech or essay typically follows a/an organizational pattern.

A) topical
B) gyre
C) circular
D) linear Factual

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In U.S. English, the features of a well-organized speech or essay typically include all of the following except

A) the development of a specific theme.
B) the elaborate description of contextual points before advancing the thesis.
C) a clear and specific thesis statement.
D) a linear organizational pattern. Factual

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Japanese term haragei describes the cultural preference to communicate without using what?

A) emblems
B) illustrators
C) the respectful -san suffix
D) words Factual

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Basso's observations of the Western Apache, which of the following is an interpersonal communication experience where silence is likely to be used?

A) during an especially joyous moment
B) while women are weaving traditional cloth
C) after a particularly long drought
D) when a relative returns home after a long absence Factual

Question 5

Which Eastern religion emphasized the written word over oral language in Korea?

A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Confucianism
D) Taoism Conceptual

Question 6

European Americans typically signal a desire to speak by doing what?

A) leaning forward slightly
B) opening the mouth partially
C) establishing eye contact
D) All of the above Factual

Question 7

What a persuader offers as convincing proof of what she or he is trying to persuade is called the

A) alternative logic
B) persuasive style
C) evidence
D) persuasive code Factual

Question 8

Why might Athabaskans perceive European Americans as too talkative?

A) Both cultures use pauses differently to regulate conversations.
B) European Americans have a more implicit style of persuasion than Athabaskans.
C) Athabaskans tend to be low-context while European Americans tend to be high-context.
D) European Americans believe that strangers should remain silent when first meeting each otherl

Question 9

People from Arab and Latino cultures may use metaphors and proverbs when speaking. Of

A) direct-indirect
B) elaborate-succinct
C) personal-contextual
D) instrumental-affective Factual

Question 10

Cultures that prefer a/an style of communication are more emotional and require sensitivity to the underlying meanings in both the verbal and nonverbal code systems.

A) direct
B) indirect
C) affective
D) elaborate

Question 11

The term ethno-logics refers to

A) the similarities found in cultural proxemics.
B) the effective use of verbal and nonverbal cues in communication.
C) the ineffective use of verbal and nonverbal cues in communication.
D) how rationality varies among cultures. Factual

Question 12

Because of historical and cultural forces, it is common for people from Japan, China, and Korea to view spoken words with

A) surprise.
B) suspicion.
C) curiosity.
D) contempt.

Question 13

Speakers using a/an conversational style frequently employ metaphors, proverbs, and other figurative language.

A) direct
B) indirect
C) affective
D) elaborate Conceptual

Question 14

When speakers use stories and parables to deliver their messages, what kind of persuasive style are they using?

A) narrational
B) quasilogical
C) analogical
D) presentational Conceptual

Question 15

Japanese is a language that can be described as

A) speaker-responsible.
B) listener-responsible.
C) group-responsible.
D) context-responsible

Question 16

A speaker-responsible language typically conveys

A) the social status of the speaker.
B) ideas held by the listeners.
C) the specific meaning of the speaker's statements.
D) all of the above.

Question 17

The quasilogical style of persuasion emphasizes

A) the form and arrangement of ideas.
B) implicit and explicit life lessons.
C) the speaker instead of the ideas.
D) how the message affects the listeners emotionally.

Question 18

Unlike U.S. English, which has an organizational pattern that links ideas using "bridges" between paragraphs or utterances, Japanese is more like a

A) series of stepping stones that link ideas through implication.
B) long, curved road that eventually leads to a speaker's main point.
C) tree that has one main point and several smaller "branches" that form sub-points.
D) steep mountain that takes a long time to get to the top but the journey is pleasant.

Question 19

What is the persuasive style that emphasizes and targets listeners' emotions?

A) quasilogical
B) analogical
C) perceptual
D) presentational Factual

Question 20

Cultures that prefer a/an style of communication use explicit verbal messages that reveal the speaker's true intentions and desires.

A) direct
B) indirect
C) affective
D) elaborate Factual

Question 21

The preferred organizational pattern in U.S. English is sometimes called a "gyre."

Question 22

Logic and acceptable evidence are culturally relative.

Question 23

You have set up two of your friends who don't know each other-a U.S. American college student and a Korean college student-on a blind date. You think they are perfect for each other. The U.S. American sends you a text during the date that says things are going poorly because the Korean isn't talking at all. In 140 characters or less, what do you text back to get the date back on track?

Question 24

The analogical style seeks to persuade by providing a story or parable that contains a lesson to be learned

Question 25

What are two advantages and two disadvantages of linear communication? Applied

Question 26

In what ways can silence serve as communication? Provide one example from the book and one from your personal experience to support your answer.

Question 27

A culture's persuasive style is the way a culture prefers to use evidence and reasons to convince others

Question 28

Why don't most cultures agree about what constitutes evidence and how it should be used? Conceptual

Question 29

The preferred organizational pattern in U.S. English is linear.

Question 30

English is a listener-responsible language.

Question 31

Most cultures are similar in their preferences for organizing and presenting ideas.

Question 32

The paragraph is the primary organizational unit in U.S. written English.

Question 33

What is the main difference between speaker-responsible language and listener-responsible language?

Question 34

In written communication, most cultures use a thesis statement and the paragraph as their primary organizational patternl

Question 35

Persuasion involves the use of symbols to influence others.