GEB 3213 Exam 2 – Trammell Questions
With Correct Answers
What /are /approaches /to /communication /dictated /by? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Cultural
/contexts /- /the /cultural /norms
Why /does /the /US /prefer /the /direct /approach? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Because /we /value
/sincerity /and /openness.
The /US /business /culture /favors /_______ /thinking. /
We /prefer /things /explained /in /a /______ /& /_________ /fashion. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Linear
chronological /& /narrative
What /is /unique /about /the /indirect /approach /in /regards /to /other /cultures? /(2) /- /verified
answer(s)-✔✔1. /Point /Not /at /beginning
/
2. /Prioritizes /vital /cultural /norms.
Indirectness /may /include /what? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Deliberate /use /of /ambiguity
2. /Elaborate /courtesy /and /graciousness /in /wording /
3. /Meaning /carried /with /message's /context
4. /Digressions /
5. /Hierarchy /in /business
Why /is /ambiguity /used /in /the /indirect /approach? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Takes
/pressure /of /responsibility /off /the /reader/writer.
,2. /To /"save /face"
3. /It /creates /multiple /meanings
4. /Could /signal /the /writer's /subtleness /and /skill /to /the /reader. /
5. /Suggest /reader /to /pay /attention /to /whats /not /said
What /is /paralanguage? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Vocal /Qualifiers /and /Vocalizations.
List /some /vocal /qualifiers. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Pitch, /volume, /velocity
List /some /vocalizations. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Non-word /vocalizers /and /fillers
i.e. /"uh-huh"
How /does /the /US /view /high /pitch?
How /does /the /French? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US: /Speaker /is /uncertain/doubtful
It /it /typical.
How /can /nonword /vocalizers /be /misinterpreted? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US /"uh-huh" /is /good
/but /in /Japan /it /means /Yes
How /is /eye /contact /seen /in /the /US?
In /Japan? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US: /Honesty
Japan: /Invasion /of /privacy; /rude
, What /is /different /in /regards /to /gestures /between /the /US, /Japanese /and /Middle /Eastern
/business /culture? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Middle /East:Use /very /large /gestures, /touch
/listener,
US: /not /as /expressive, /still /uses /forceful /gestures /(drumming /to /underline /point)
Japan: /Very /few /gestures
What /are /the /different /categories /of /nonverbals? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Chronemics
2. /Oculemics
3. /Haptics
4. /Olfactics /
5. /Chromatics
What /are /some /other /nonverbal /considerations /we /should /make /in /meeting /with /people
from /other /countries? /(4) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Use /of /office /space
/
2. /Silence /
3. /Greetings
4. /Personal /space
What /is /chronemics? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔A /culture's /attitudes /and /perceptions /of /time.
What /are /the /different /views /of /chronemics? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Monochronic /and
/polychronic
What /is /the /monochronic /view? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Time /is /seen /as /linear /and /work /is
/seen /as /a /task /by /task /accomplishment /within /a /time /frame.
With Correct Answers
What /are /approaches /to /communication /dictated /by? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Cultural
/contexts /- /the /cultural /norms
Why /does /the /US /prefer /the /direct /approach? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Because /we /value
/sincerity /and /openness.
The /US /business /culture /favors /_______ /thinking. /
We /prefer /things /explained /in /a /______ /& /_________ /fashion. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Linear
chronological /& /narrative
What /is /unique /about /the /indirect /approach /in /regards /to /other /cultures? /(2) /- /verified
answer(s)-✔✔1. /Point /Not /at /beginning
/
2. /Prioritizes /vital /cultural /norms.
Indirectness /may /include /what? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Deliberate /use /of /ambiguity
2. /Elaborate /courtesy /and /graciousness /in /wording /
3. /Meaning /carried /with /message's /context
4. /Digressions /
5. /Hierarchy /in /business
Why /is /ambiguity /used /in /the /indirect /approach? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Takes
/pressure /of /responsibility /off /the /reader/writer.
,2. /To /"save /face"
3. /It /creates /multiple /meanings
4. /Could /signal /the /writer's /subtleness /and /skill /to /the /reader. /
5. /Suggest /reader /to /pay /attention /to /whats /not /said
What /is /paralanguage? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Vocal /Qualifiers /and /Vocalizations.
List /some /vocal /qualifiers. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Pitch, /volume, /velocity
List /some /vocalizations. /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Non-word /vocalizers /and /fillers
i.e. /"uh-huh"
How /does /the /US /view /high /pitch?
How /does /the /French? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US: /Speaker /is /uncertain/doubtful
It /it /typical.
How /can /nonword /vocalizers /be /misinterpreted? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US /"uh-huh" /is /good
/but /in /Japan /it /means /Yes
How /is /eye /contact /seen /in /the /US?
In /Japan? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔US: /Honesty
Japan: /Invasion /of /privacy; /rude
, What /is /different /in /regards /to /gestures /between /the /US, /Japanese /and /Middle /Eastern
/business /culture? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Middle /East:Use /very /large /gestures, /touch
/listener,
US: /not /as /expressive, /still /uses /forceful /gestures /(drumming /to /underline /point)
Japan: /Very /few /gestures
What /are /the /different /categories /of /nonverbals? /(5) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Chronemics
2. /Oculemics
3. /Haptics
4. /Olfactics /
5. /Chromatics
What /are /some /other /nonverbal /considerations /we /should /make /in /meeting /with /people
from /other /countries? /(4) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔1. /Use /of /office /space
/
2. /Silence /
3. /Greetings
4. /Personal /space
What /is /chronemics? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔A /culture's /attitudes /and /perceptions /of /time.
What /are /the /different /views /of /chronemics? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Monochronic /and
/polychronic
What /is /the /monochronic /view? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Time /is /seen /as /linear /and /work /is
/seen /as /a /task /by /task /accomplishment /within /a /time /frame.
