Comm 424 Final Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
__________ is the leading cause of death among black Americans. - ✔✔Stress-
related illness
________________ is/are what forms people's orientation toward such
philosophical concepts as God, the universe, nature, and so on. - ✔✔Worldview
_________________ are the primary means through which a culture transmits
it's beliefs and practices from one generation to another. - ✔✔Interpersonal
communication patterns. Mh
_________Is the leading cause of death among black Americans. - ✔✔Stress -
related illness
________Will soon be the number one English-speaking nation in the world. -
✔✔China
"Cheese, Brats and Spotted Cow" is a great example of the power of a _______
identity - ✔✔Regional
"identity is negotiated" refers primarily to the idea that identity is: - ✔✔Created
through communication
"If you keep your face, you lose rice" suggests that face value is changing in a
free market economy. - ✔✔True
,A cultural _____ teaches us how the world works, what our place is in the
world, and how to evaluate the world - ✔✔Narrative I think ;/
A focus on economic success has led to a: - ✔✔Systematic evaluation of the
feminine
According to a study by Hal Gregerson, what percentage of US workers were
recalled early from overseas placements due to poor performance? - ✔✔20%
According to Anderson's article on nonverbal behavior, what tends to be true
about local contact cultures,? - ✔✔They are more task - oriented than high
context cultures
According to Confucianism, what are the principles from which proper conduct
arises? - ✔✔Jen, i, li and Chih
According to Henderson, discussion styles vary between blacks and whites.
Black discussion style____________while white discussion style ____________ -
✔✔Puts truth before peace, puts peace before truth
According to Henderson, Powells five levels of communication include: -
✔✔Cliché conversation, reporting fax about others, ideas and judgments,
feelings and emotions, sincere liking.
According to King, non-native Americans view their use of Native American
mascots and fan rituals as honoring Native Americans. - ✔✔True
,According to lustig and koester the terms phonology, morphology, semantics,
Syntactics and pragmatics represent__________. - ✔✔Rule systems for verbal
codes
According to the chen and starosta reading, which is the best definition for
perception: - ✔✔Giving meaning to stimuli we sense
According to the definition provided by Griffin in 2005, which of the following is
an act of communication? - ✔✔Tammy is snoring, Susie is waking her up, and
then Tammy apologizes to Susie for being so loud
According to the video, how many undocumented children are there in the
United States? - ✔✔1 to 2 million
According to the video, how many undocumented people are in the United
States right now? - ✔✔11 million
Adaptation is defined as: - ✔✔The process by which we learn and are changed
by the learning
Africa is made up of: - ✔✔56 different countries
Africa is primarily a ______ culture - ✔✔being
Africa is primarily a _______ culture - ✔✔Being
, African culture is: - ✔✔Dynamic, high context, polychronic. (A, B and C are
correct)
After filming a movie in Manila, Claire Danes stated in a vogue magazine article
that manila is a ghastly and weird city that smelled of cockroaches, with rats all
over, and that there is no sewerage system, and the people do not have
anything - no arms, no legs, no eyes. Claire Danes comments about the people
of manila reflect a - ✔✔Distance of disparagement
Allport (1958) as cited in the Chen and Starosta reading, defines "stereotypes"
as: - ✔✔Overgeneralized and oversimplified beliefs we use to categorize a group
of people
Amalia joined a Chicago student group at her university, she spoke mostly
Spanish outside of her classes, and she valued celebration Mexican holiday and
traditions. Although she is American, she identified more with her Chicano
roots. She was most likely in the _________ stage of identity development -
✔✔Resistance
Amelia joined a Chicano student group at her university, she spoke mostly
Spanish outside of her classes, and she valued celebrating Mexican holidays and
traditions. Although she is American, at this stage in her life she is strongly
identifying more with her Chicano heritage. She is likely in
the___________stage of identity development. - ✔✔Resistance
Americans focus on the free market economy is an indication of their: - ✔✔Low
uncertainty avoidance
__________ is the leading cause of death among black Americans. - ✔✔Stress-
related illness
________________ is/are what forms people's orientation toward such
philosophical concepts as God, the universe, nature, and so on. - ✔✔Worldview
_________________ are the primary means through which a culture transmits
it's beliefs and practices from one generation to another. - ✔✔Interpersonal
communication patterns. Mh
_________Is the leading cause of death among black Americans. - ✔✔Stress -
related illness
________Will soon be the number one English-speaking nation in the world. -
✔✔China
"Cheese, Brats and Spotted Cow" is a great example of the power of a _______
identity - ✔✔Regional
"identity is negotiated" refers primarily to the idea that identity is: - ✔✔Created
through communication
"If you keep your face, you lose rice" suggests that face value is changing in a
free market economy. - ✔✔True
,A cultural _____ teaches us how the world works, what our place is in the
world, and how to evaluate the world - ✔✔Narrative I think ;/
A focus on economic success has led to a: - ✔✔Systematic evaluation of the
feminine
According to a study by Hal Gregerson, what percentage of US workers were
recalled early from overseas placements due to poor performance? - ✔✔20%
According to Anderson's article on nonverbal behavior, what tends to be true
about local contact cultures,? - ✔✔They are more task - oriented than high
context cultures
According to Confucianism, what are the principles from which proper conduct
arises? - ✔✔Jen, i, li and Chih
According to Henderson, discussion styles vary between blacks and whites.
Black discussion style____________while white discussion style ____________ -
✔✔Puts truth before peace, puts peace before truth
According to Henderson, Powells five levels of communication include: -
✔✔Cliché conversation, reporting fax about others, ideas and judgments,
feelings and emotions, sincere liking.
According to King, non-native Americans view their use of Native American
mascots and fan rituals as honoring Native Americans. - ✔✔True
,According to lustig and koester the terms phonology, morphology, semantics,
Syntactics and pragmatics represent__________. - ✔✔Rule systems for verbal
codes
According to the chen and starosta reading, which is the best definition for
perception: - ✔✔Giving meaning to stimuli we sense
According to the definition provided by Griffin in 2005, which of the following is
an act of communication? - ✔✔Tammy is snoring, Susie is waking her up, and
then Tammy apologizes to Susie for being so loud
According to the video, how many undocumented children are there in the
United States? - ✔✔1 to 2 million
According to the video, how many undocumented people are in the United
States right now? - ✔✔11 million
Adaptation is defined as: - ✔✔The process by which we learn and are changed
by the learning
Africa is made up of: - ✔✔56 different countries
Africa is primarily a ______ culture - ✔✔being
Africa is primarily a _______ culture - ✔✔Being
, African culture is: - ✔✔Dynamic, high context, polychronic. (A, B and C are
correct)
After filming a movie in Manila, Claire Danes stated in a vogue magazine article
that manila is a ghastly and weird city that smelled of cockroaches, with rats all
over, and that there is no sewerage system, and the people do not have
anything - no arms, no legs, no eyes. Claire Danes comments about the people
of manila reflect a - ✔✔Distance of disparagement
Allport (1958) as cited in the Chen and Starosta reading, defines "stereotypes"
as: - ✔✔Overgeneralized and oversimplified beliefs we use to categorize a group
of people
Amalia joined a Chicago student group at her university, she spoke mostly
Spanish outside of her classes, and she valued celebration Mexican holiday and
traditions. Although she is American, she identified more with her Chicano
roots. She was most likely in the _________ stage of identity development -
✔✔Resistance
Amelia joined a Chicano student group at her university, she spoke mostly
Spanish outside of her classes, and she valued celebrating Mexican holidays and
traditions. Although she is American, at this stage in her life she is strongly
identifying more with her Chicano heritage. She is likely in
the___________stage of identity development. - ✔✔Resistance
Americans focus on the free market economy is an indication of their: - ✔✔Low
uncertainty avoidance
