Intercultural Communication A Contextual Approach 7th Edition By James W. Neuliep-Test Bank

Test Bank For Intercultural Communication A Contextual Approach 7th Edition By James W. Neuliep

Chapter 1: The Importance of Intercultural Communication

Multiple Choice

1. Interacting and building connections with individuals from diverse cultures can result in various advantages, such as thriving communities, boosted trade, decreased conflicts, and ______.
a. personal development through acceptance
b. decreased unauthorized migration
c. increased lawful migration
d. increased opportunities for setting agendas
Ans: A
Answer Location: Merits of Intercultural Communication
Learning Objective: 1-1: Elucidate why intercultural communication is crucial.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Who is commonly acknowledged as the pioneer of the academic discipline known as intercultural communication?
a. Edward T. Hall
b. James W. Neuliep
c. James C. McCroskey
d. Arthur M. Schlesinger
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Exploration of Intercultural Communication
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elaborate on the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Communication is categorized as a process because ______.
a. it is situational
b. it is constantly evolving
c. it frequently halts and resumes
d. it encompasses verbal and nonverbal aspects
Ans: B
Answer Location: The Essence of Human Communication
Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the essence of communication.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Communication is deemed interactive and transactive because ______.
a. it happens between individuals
b. it is multi-dimensional
c. it is intra-personal
d. it is flexible and adaptable
Ans: A
Answer Location: The Essence of Human Communication
Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the essence of communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. A symbol can be characterized as ______.
a. a natural extension of what it represents
b. a decoded message portraying something else
c. an arbitrarily chosen and learned stimulus representing something else
d. an encoded message representing something else
Ans: C
Answer Location: The Essence of Human Communication
Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the essence of communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Deliberate communication occurs when ______.
a. two or more individuals perceive one another
b. two or more individuals consciously engage in interaction with one another
c. two or more individuals create nonverbal symbols representing something else
d. two or more individuals utilize language to form symbols
Ans: B
Answer Location: The Essence of Human Communication
Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the essence of communication
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. There are at least five different contexts that impact intercultural communication, which include the cultural context, the microcultural context, the environmental context, the sociorelational context, and the ______.
a. perceptual context
b. historical context
c. personal context
d. situational context
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Culture can be described as an accumulated pattern of ______.
a. contexts, situations, and environments
b. processes, dynamics, and intentions
c. languages, schools, and laws
d. values, beliefs, and behaviors
Ans: D
Answer Location: A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

9. The verbal and nonverbal symbols through which members of a culture communicate are ______.
a. informally taught
b. universally shared
c. culture-specific
d. universally manifested
Ans: C
Answer Location: Verbal and Nonverbal Symbol Systems
Learning Objective: 1-3: Define and discuss the essence of culture.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

10. The environmental context in the model of intercultural communication encompasses the ______.
a. intrinsic and extrinsic cultural context
b. intimate sociorelationships that people form within the culture
c. physical geography, architecture, landscape, and climate of the culture
d. prominent institutions of a culture (e.g., schools, malls, ballparks)
Ans: C
Answer Location: A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Enhanced uncertainty during intercultural communication is usually linked with ______.
a. increased utilization of verbal symbols
b. increased employment of nonverbal symbols
c. decreased vocal volume
d. heightened anxiety
Ans: D
Answer Location: Intercultural Communication and Uncertainty
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Competently engaging with someone from a different culture necessitates a certain degree of knowledge, motivation, and ______.
a. perspective
b. skill
c. sensitivity
d. cultural awareness
Ans: B
Answer Location: Intercultural Communication Apprehension
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium

13. An interculturally adept communicator is ______.
a. typically an individual from two or more cultures
b. an individual who is multilingual
c. attuned to the expectations of the context
d. in a new and unconventional situation
Ans: C
Answer Location: Intercultural Communication Apprehension
Learning Objective: 1-7: Describe why intercultural communication competence is crucial.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Alongside their shared values and beliefs, the members of a particular culture ______.
a. history
b. ethnic heritage
c. racial background
d. zip code
Ans: A
Answer Location: A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
Learning Objective: 1-4: Elucidate the varied contexts that constitute the contextual model of intercultural communication.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

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