COM 303 EXAM 1 CH 1-7 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Most people in intercultural communication see whom as the "father" of intercultural
communication? - Answers - E.T. Hall
The modern study of intercultural communication began in the Foreign Service Institute,
which was: - Answers - A government-run organization to train US diplomats
"overgeneralizaton", as a limitation of studying intercultural communication, refers to: -
Answers - thinking that all people from a culture will be like that culture
Which type of international traveler seeks legal protection from the state? - Answers -
asylum seeker
One danger of studying intercultural communication is treating cultures as unchanging
and overly homogenous. The textbook calls this: - Answers - oversimplification
The modern study of intercultural communication began in which discipline(s)? -
Answers - anthropology & linguistics
What sort of research are you likely to find at a communication conference today? -
Answers - surveys and experimental research, ethnography, and other forms of open-
ended research, research that looks at social inequalities, such as patriarchy and
racism (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
True or false: refugees are people who travel outside of their native country because of
a fear of threat to freedom or life - Answers - true
True or false: the US has one of the highest discrepancies between CEO and average
employee salaries in the world - Answers - true
People in all cultures tend to use social media the same way, posting similar sorts of
things - Answers - false
The origins of the study of intercultural communication in anthropology and linguistics
greatly influenced what we looked at and how we looked at it - Answers - true
The idea of right and wrong--apart from our interactions with others, is called: -
Answers - morality
A utilitarian approach to an intercultural communication ethical dilemma would probably
ask: - Answers - what solution will bring the greatest good to the greatest number of
people?
, This ethical stance says that we should do no harm to others, and, further, that if we see
harm done and say nothing, we are being unethical - Answers - Humanistic principle
Which of the following would more likely illustrate political than civic engagement? -
Answers - working on community problems through petitions and rallies
Civic engagement, as opposed to political engagement, would be limited to which of the
following? - Answers - volunteering to help clean up parks in the community
Of the several reasons against college institutions promoting civic engagement in the
classroom, more liberal opponents suggest - Answers - most civic engagement efforts
dont go far enough and hide the real problems
Studies on political engagement and student political doctrine show that involvement in
university political engagement tends: - Answers - to make them more involved
politically, but not necessarily sway their political attitudes
Feminists and other critical researchers feel that it is useful--even necessary--to bring
values into research. Many social scientists believe that values are present, but we
should control them so they do not unduly influence our findings. This debate revolves
around issues of: - Answers - Axiology
You want to do a study on the cultural notion of "beauty." The ontological assumptions
that guide your research will determine: - Answers - whether you believe that "beauty"
is something that exists apart from perception or interpretation: Does it exist apart from
individual perception, or is it in the eye of the beholder?
If you want to do an intercultural study that considers factors that predict specific
communication outcomes (effects)-- such as better intercultural effectiveness in the
workplace-- your research will most likely fall within which paradigm? - Answers -
Social-scientific
If you do research from a more "critical" approach to ethnic identity, you would probably
try to: - Answers - address power inequalities, such as by showing how communication
norms work against some identity groups and favor others
You have been hired to do some cultural research in a multinational company's branch
in Mexico. If you take a critical approach to the project, you will most likely be interested
in: - Answers - How management policies manipulate workers to meet company, not
employee needs
Of you take an emic approach to studying culture and communication, you would: -
Answers - discover frameworks and terms from within a single culture
In critical approaches to communication, a set of assumptions that we use to interpret
the world around us refers to: - Answers - Ideology
Most people in intercultural communication see whom as the "father" of intercultural
communication? - Answers - E.T. Hall
The modern study of intercultural communication began in the Foreign Service Institute,
which was: - Answers - A government-run organization to train US diplomats
"overgeneralizaton", as a limitation of studying intercultural communication, refers to: -
Answers - thinking that all people from a culture will be like that culture
Which type of international traveler seeks legal protection from the state? - Answers -
asylum seeker
One danger of studying intercultural communication is treating cultures as unchanging
and overly homogenous. The textbook calls this: - Answers - oversimplification
The modern study of intercultural communication began in which discipline(s)? -
Answers - anthropology & linguistics
What sort of research are you likely to find at a communication conference today? -
Answers - surveys and experimental research, ethnography, and other forms of open-
ended research, research that looks at social inequalities, such as patriarchy and
racism (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
True or false: refugees are people who travel outside of their native country because of
a fear of threat to freedom or life - Answers - true
True or false: the US has one of the highest discrepancies between CEO and average
employee salaries in the world - Answers - true
People in all cultures tend to use social media the same way, posting similar sorts of
things - Answers - false
The origins of the study of intercultural communication in anthropology and linguistics
greatly influenced what we looked at and how we looked at it - Answers - true
The idea of right and wrong--apart from our interactions with others, is called: -
Answers - morality
A utilitarian approach to an intercultural communication ethical dilemma would probably
ask: - Answers - what solution will bring the greatest good to the greatest number of
people?
, This ethical stance says that we should do no harm to others, and, further, that if we see
harm done and say nothing, we are being unethical - Answers - Humanistic principle
Which of the following would more likely illustrate political than civic engagement? -
Answers - working on community problems through petitions and rallies
Civic engagement, as opposed to political engagement, would be limited to which of the
following? - Answers - volunteering to help clean up parks in the community
Of the several reasons against college institutions promoting civic engagement in the
classroom, more liberal opponents suggest - Answers - most civic engagement efforts
dont go far enough and hide the real problems
Studies on political engagement and student political doctrine show that involvement in
university political engagement tends: - Answers - to make them more involved
politically, but not necessarily sway their political attitudes
Feminists and other critical researchers feel that it is useful--even necessary--to bring
values into research. Many social scientists believe that values are present, but we
should control them so they do not unduly influence our findings. This debate revolves
around issues of: - Answers - Axiology
You want to do a study on the cultural notion of "beauty." The ontological assumptions
that guide your research will determine: - Answers - whether you believe that "beauty"
is something that exists apart from perception or interpretation: Does it exist apart from
individual perception, or is it in the eye of the beholder?
If you want to do an intercultural study that considers factors that predict specific
communication outcomes (effects)-- such as better intercultural effectiveness in the
workplace-- your research will most likely fall within which paradigm? - Answers -
Social-scientific
If you do research from a more "critical" approach to ethnic identity, you would probably
try to: - Answers - address power inequalities, such as by showing how communication
norms work against some identity groups and favor others
You have been hired to do some cultural research in a multinational company's branch
in Mexico. If you take a critical approach to the project, you will most likely be interested
in: - Answers - How management policies manipulate workers to meet company, not
employee needs
Of you take an emic approach to studying culture and communication, you would: -
Answers - discover frameworks and terms from within a single culture
In critical approaches to communication, a set of assumptions that we use to interpret
the world around us refers to: - Answers - Ideology
