COM 263 - EXAM 1 ASU QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
What is the research style that emphasizes the use of quantitative measures? - ANS Social
Science (Functionalist)
What approach emphasizes the power relations in intercultural interactions and the importance
of social and historical contexts? - ANS Critical Approach
The critical approach of studying intercultural relationships encourages us to focus on the
________ in which relationships emerge. - ANS Context
The earliest definition of culture used by scholars of ICC was broad, extending beyond
nationality to include ethnicity, race and religion. True or False? - ANS False
The discipline for the Social Science approach? - ANS Psychological
The discipline for the Critical approach? - ANS Various
The discipline for the Interpretive approach? - ANS Anthropology, sociolinguistics
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,Anthropology, sociolinguistics
What approach emphasize using language to describe human behavior and how info is
transferred - ANS Interpretive Approach
What is the research method that use numerical indicators to capture and ascertain the
relationships among variables? - ANS Quantitative
What culture has the tendency to focus on the goals, needs, and views of the ingroup rather
than individuals' own goals, needs, and views? - ANS Collectivistic
What kind of learning that comes from a particular relationship but generalizes to other
contexts called? - ANS Relational Learning
intercultural communication - ANS communication interactions between people who are
culturally different, relation b/w culture and communication
Why study ICC? - ANS solve communication problems, to be effective in achieving desired
outcomes, globalization
intercultural communication competence - ANS competent communication is interaction that
is perceived as effective in fulfilling certain rewarding objectives in a way that is also appropriate
to the context in which the interaction occurs
What are the four levels of competence? - ANS 1- unconscious incompetence
2- conscious incompetence
3- conscious competence
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, 4- unconscious competence
What are the four components of ICC competence? - ANS 1- motivation
2- attitude
3- knowledge
4- behavior and skills
The platinum Rule - ANS do unto others as they themselves would have done unto them
six imperatives of ICC - ANS 1- self-awareness imperative
2- demographic imperative
3- economic imperative
4- technological imperative
5- peace imperative
6- ethical imperative
ethnocentrism - ANS A tendency to think that our own culture is superior to other cultures.
demographics - ANS The characteristics of a population, especially as classified by race,
ethnicity, age, sex, and income.
heterogeneous - ANS Difference(s) in a group, culture, or population.
homogeneous - ANS Similarity in a group, culture, or population
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
What is the research style that emphasizes the use of quantitative measures? - ANS Social
Science (Functionalist)
What approach emphasizes the power relations in intercultural interactions and the importance
of social and historical contexts? - ANS Critical Approach
The critical approach of studying intercultural relationships encourages us to focus on the
________ in which relationships emerge. - ANS Context
The earliest definition of culture used by scholars of ICC was broad, extending beyond
nationality to include ethnicity, race and religion. True or False? - ANS False
The discipline for the Social Science approach? - ANS Psychological
The discipline for the Critical approach? - ANS Various
The discipline for the Interpretive approach? - ANS Anthropology, sociolinguistics
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,Anthropology, sociolinguistics
What approach emphasize using language to describe human behavior and how info is
transferred - ANS Interpretive Approach
What is the research method that use numerical indicators to capture and ascertain the
relationships among variables? - ANS Quantitative
What culture has the tendency to focus on the goals, needs, and views of the ingroup rather
than individuals' own goals, needs, and views? - ANS Collectivistic
What kind of learning that comes from a particular relationship but generalizes to other
contexts called? - ANS Relational Learning
intercultural communication - ANS communication interactions between people who are
culturally different, relation b/w culture and communication
Why study ICC? - ANS solve communication problems, to be effective in achieving desired
outcomes, globalization
intercultural communication competence - ANS competent communication is interaction that
is perceived as effective in fulfilling certain rewarding objectives in a way that is also appropriate
to the context in which the interaction occurs
What are the four levels of competence? - ANS 1- unconscious incompetence
2- conscious incompetence
3- conscious competence
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, 4- unconscious competence
What are the four components of ICC competence? - ANS 1- motivation
2- attitude
3- knowledge
4- behavior and skills
The platinum Rule - ANS do unto others as they themselves would have done unto them
six imperatives of ICC - ANS 1- self-awareness imperative
2- demographic imperative
3- economic imperative
4- technological imperative
5- peace imperative
6- ethical imperative
ethnocentrism - ANS A tendency to think that our own culture is superior to other cultures.
demographics - ANS The characteristics of a population, especially as classified by race,
ethnicity, age, sex, and income.
heterogeneous - ANS Difference(s) in a group, culture, or population.
homogeneous - ANS Similarity in a group, culture, or population
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