Some cultural groups enter acculturation voluntarily, such as immigrants entering a country, whereas other groups experience acculturation involuntarily, as did African slaves brought to countries such as the United States and Brazil.
Intercultural competence is often marked by physical and psychological changes that occur as a result of the adaptation required to function in a new and different cultural context.
The degree of acculturative stress experienced by people adapting to new cultures varies according to the similarities and dissimilarities between the host culture and the native culture of the immigrants.
Anyone can experience culture shock, although some are more prone to it than others
During the Tourist-Honeymoon phase of culture shock, people actively seek out effective problem-solving and conflict resolution strategies. They begin to develop a positive attitude about solving their problems.
Re-entry shock occurs when people return home after an extended stay in a foreign culture and they experience another round of culture shock, this time in their native culture.
Intercultural competence is something that is perceived about another person, rather than something an individual inherently possesses. In other words, an individual may appear competent to one person but not to another.
The affective component of intercultural competence consists of how much one knows about the culture of the person with whom one is interacting.
The affective component of intercultural communication is the degree to which one approaches or avoids intercultural communication—that is, one's level of motivation to interact with others from different cultures.
The psychomotor component of intercultural communication is the degree to which one approaches or avoids intercultural communication—that is, one's level of motivation to interact with others from different cultures.
The mode of acculturation, called assimilation, occurs when individuals:
Desire contact with the host culture while not necessarily maintaining an identity with their native culture
Desire a high level of interaction with the host culture while maintaining their identity with their native culture
Prefer low levels of interaction with the host culture while desiring a close connection with their native culture
Choose not to identify with their native culture or the host culture
The mode of acculturation, called marginalization, occurs when individuals:
The mode of acculturation, called separation, occurs when individuals:
One mode of acculturation, called integration, occurs when individuals:
The anxiety and tension associated with acculturation is called:
Culture shock
Culture stress
Acculturative stress
Acculturative shock
Host conformity pressure refers to the:
Extent to which natives within the host culture exert pressure on newcomers to conform to their values, beliefs, and practices
Amount of influence the newcomer's group wields in the host culture
Receptivity of the host culture toward newcomers
Receptivity of the newcomers toward the host culture
The initial stage of culture shock, called something like the tourist or honeymoon stage, is characterized by:
Actively engaging with newly learned problem-solving and conflict resolution tools
Feelings of helplessness, isolation, and depression
Actively seeking out effective problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques
Intense excitement and euphoria associated with being somewhere different and unusual
The second stage of culture shock, called the culture shock stage, is characterized by:
The third stage of culture shock, called the adjustment stage, is characterized by:
The fourth stage of culture shock, called the adaption stage, is characterized by:
The process of change that results from ongoing contact between two or more culturally different groups is called:
Intercultural communication competence
Acculturation
Intercultural conflict
To the extent that a person endeavors to acquire the beliefs of a single cultural group with the ultimate goal of becoming indistinguishable from other members of the host culture, that person has become:
Marginalized
Integrated
Isolated
Assimilation
Which of the following has the greatest impact on the degree to which a person experiences culture shock?
Inability to tolerate diarrhea
Intense attacks of projectile vomiting from eating foreign foods
Degree of cultural similarity between host and native culture
Age
According to the “W” curve model of culture shock:
When people return home after an extended stay in a foreign culture, they experience another round of culture shock, this time, in their native culture
When people return home after an extended stay in a foreign culture, they experience a sense of “well-being,” thus, the “W” curve
When people return home after an extended stay in a foreign culture, they experience a sense of “weariness,” thus, the “W” curve
When people return home after an extended stay in a foreign culture, they experience no more culture shock
The knowledge component of intercultural communication competence consists of:
The degree to which a person approaches or avoids intercultural communication
The actual enactment of appropriate verbal and nonverbal behaviors
How much a person knows about the culture of the person with whom one is interacting
The actual context in which intercultural communication occurs
The affective component of intercultural communication competence consists of:
The psycho-motor component of intercultural communication competence consists of:
Situational features that contribute to the perception of intercultural communication
Symmetrical reciprocity
Asymmetrical reciprocity
Third party interventions
Verbal performance codes
Intercultural willingness to communicate is best defined as:
The fear or anxiety associated with communicating with someone from a different culture
The fear or anxiety associated with communicating with someone from the same culture
A predisposition to avoid intercultural communication
A predisposition to initiate intercultural communication
Persons with rigid and simple cognitive systems have a tendency to:
Initiate intercultural communication
Engage in gross stereotyping of others
Experience very little culture shock
Learn a second language
