Multicultural Exam 2
Doing Multiculturalism - correct answers How would you go about interacting effectively?
-become aware of another person's culture (cultural awareness)
-Appreciate culture and communication links (verbally) though non-verbal cues
-see others as opportunities
more
Cooperative principle - correct answers assumes we strive for sincere and effective communication
1. manner: speak appropriately; clear. brief, succinct, organized, ambiguity
2. quality: tell the truth (be authentic) speak what you know and believe is true; what you have evidence
for
3. quantity: say appropriate amount. contribute info, detail, etc. as required at time/situation
4. relevance: stick to the topic/focus. speak to what is related to the interaction/situation at hand.
2- extra from modern multiculturalism: (relations and violation)
-Use relations w/ communication partner. ex. past relations, fill-in for others
-ID your communication rule violations ex. stepping out of communication rules
Nonverbal Aspects of Communication - correct answers1. Proxemics: individual boundaries and personal
space, esp. during conversation. (18 inches away for close convos)
2. Kinesics: bodily movements, incl. facial expressions, eye gaze, and hand gestures. Note: Affect blends,
emblems, display rules.
Emblems - correct answers
Display rules - correct answers
Paralanguage - correct answersvocal cues, incl. loudness, tone, rate of speech, length/# of silences (ex.
not giving length of a pause for someone to talk)
,Context or Place - correct answers1. High (low) context comm. Context conveys much (little) of the
meaning. If a low context the context is conveying a little of the meaning. In the U.S. we are a low
context situation- pay more attention to people and not as much context.
2. Indirect (direct) communication: great (minimal) reliance on context and receiver's inference.
Meaning dependent on who was the person takin in the information.
3. Context: f/x permeate x-race communication. Race can sometimes play out differently with race
having different meanings across sub-cultures.
Practice what we preach - correct answers-Are white people a colored people?
-can racial/ethnic people be racist?
Outcome/process distinctions - correct answerswhether comm. emphasizes message transfer or as
means to sharing infinite interpretations
Differentiation of linguistic codes - correct answersnumber and specificity of display rules, etc.. Some
displays may give you a linguistic code
Multiculturalists - correct answersoften study impact and how directness differs in communication
Do the right thing - correct answersdo you remember the diffs in DTRT? in/direct differences in the
sender/receiver
How do we go about listening vs hearing other people? - correct answersCan you tell someone's cultural
background Ethnicity/Race from listening to them speak?
Outcome/Process distinctions: - correct answersWhether comm. emphasizes message transfer or as
means to sharing infinite interpretations
Differentiation of Linguistic Codes - correct answersNumber and specificity of display rules etc.
Multiculturalists often study impact and how direct-ness differs in communication
-Do you remember the diffs. in DTRT ex. in/direct, sender/receiver
,Race/Ethnicity and Communication - correct answersCan someone sound Black/White?
-Multiculturalists propose 7 issues in Africa American communication
1) Negative stereotyping: typical neg casting, indirect, limiting comm.
2) Acceptance
3) Person expressive
4) Authenticity
5) Understanding
6) Goal Attainment
7) Power Dynamics
*may result in code-switching
Latino/White Distinctions in communication also exists - correct answersMulticulturalist propose these
notable elements:
1) Contact culture and expressiveness (more touching, greater interpersonal warmth) called contact
cultures
2) Collectivism
3) Present-Time Orientation
4) Being Ornt
5) Family values
6) Fatalism
*Language code-switching
Bilingual Communication - correct answers
Communication of Elderly - correct answers-Age/Experience distinctions: Seem obvious, but only limited
studies/data
-Grandparent-Grandchild interaction transmit knowledge of lived history to youth
-Multiculturalists (other psychologists) beginning to study modernity impact and "aging com in different
cultures
, Cooperative principle - correct answersassumes we strive for sincere and effective comm
*what is the role of Gender?
Multiculturalism attempts to account for... - correct answersInfluence of Worldviews on behavior,
e.g., intelligence, race, gender diffs.
WORLDVIEW: - correct answersPsychological orientation/perception
of self and world that determines how we think, feel, and act.
Note: worldviews can be either
narrow or broad
ETIC Perspective: - correct answersBehavior theories built on common
elements across many cultures.
• EMIC Perspective: - correct answersBehavioral understanding derived from
focus within a single culture.
Individualists - correct answersare motivated more by own desires
& needs, whereas Collectivists are motivated
more by group's desires, needs, etc.
Self & Other "views" depend on worldview.
Considering worldview & self-regulation emotions - correct answerswhen one does something wrong,
among
Individualists →Guilt (Collectivists →Shame)
Triandis' Worldview Model
Individualism-Collectivism - correct answersdimensions Views & motivation of Self vs. Society
Doing Multiculturalism - correct answers How would you go about interacting effectively?
-become aware of another person's culture (cultural awareness)
-Appreciate culture and communication links (verbally) though non-verbal cues
-see others as opportunities
more
Cooperative principle - correct answers assumes we strive for sincere and effective communication
1. manner: speak appropriately; clear. brief, succinct, organized, ambiguity
2. quality: tell the truth (be authentic) speak what you know and believe is true; what you have evidence
for
3. quantity: say appropriate amount. contribute info, detail, etc. as required at time/situation
4. relevance: stick to the topic/focus. speak to what is related to the interaction/situation at hand.
2- extra from modern multiculturalism: (relations and violation)
-Use relations w/ communication partner. ex. past relations, fill-in for others
-ID your communication rule violations ex. stepping out of communication rules
Nonverbal Aspects of Communication - correct answers1. Proxemics: individual boundaries and personal
space, esp. during conversation. (18 inches away for close convos)
2. Kinesics: bodily movements, incl. facial expressions, eye gaze, and hand gestures. Note: Affect blends,
emblems, display rules.
Emblems - correct answers
Display rules - correct answers
Paralanguage - correct answersvocal cues, incl. loudness, tone, rate of speech, length/# of silences (ex.
not giving length of a pause for someone to talk)
,Context or Place - correct answers1. High (low) context comm. Context conveys much (little) of the
meaning. If a low context the context is conveying a little of the meaning. In the U.S. we are a low
context situation- pay more attention to people and not as much context.
2. Indirect (direct) communication: great (minimal) reliance on context and receiver's inference.
Meaning dependent on who was the person takin in the information.
3. Context: f/x permeate x-race communication. Race can sometimes play out differently with race
having different meanings across sub-cultures.
Practice what we preach - correct answers-Are white people a colored people?
-can racial/ethnic people be racist?
Outcome/process distinctions - correct answerswhether comm. emphasizes message transfer or as
means to sharing infinite interpretations
Differentiation of linguistic codes - correct answersnumber and specificity of display rules, etc.. Some
displays may give you a linguistic code
Multiculturalists - correct answersoften study impact and how directness differs in communication
Do the right thing - correct answersdo you remember the diffs in DTRT? in/direct differences in the
sender/receiver
How do we go about listening vs hearing other people? - correct answersCan you tell someone's cultural
background Ethnicity/Race from listening to them speak?
Outcome/Process distinctions: - correct answersWhether comm. emphasizes message transfer or as
means to sharing infinite interpretations
Differentiation of Linguistic Codes - correct answersNumber and specificity of display rules etc.
Multiculturalists often study impact and how direct-ness differs in communication
-Do you remember the diffs. in DTRT ex. in/direct, sender/receiver
,Race/Ethnicity and Communication - correct answersCan someone sound Black/White?
-Multiculturalists propose 7 issues in Africa American communication
1) Negative stereotyping: typical neg casting, indirect, limiting comm.
2) Acceptance
3) Person expressive
4) Authenticity
5) Understanding
6) Goal Attainment
7) Power Dynamics
*may result in code-switching
Latino/White Distinctions in communication also exists - correct answersMulticulturalist propose these
notable elements:
1) Contact culture and expressiveness (more touching, greater interpersonal warmth) called contact
cultures
2) Collectivism
3) Present-Time Orientation
4) Being Ornt
5) Family values
6) Fatalism
*Language code-switching
Bilingual Communication - correct answers
Communication of Elderly - correct answers-Age/Experience distinctions: Seem obvious, but only limited
studies/data
-Grandparent-Grandchild interaction transmit knowledge of lived history to youth
-Multiculturalists (other psychologists) beginning to study modernity impact and "aging com in different
cultures
, Cooperative principle - correct answersassumes we strive for sincere and effective comm
*what is the role of Gender?
Multiculturalism attempts to account for... - correct answersInfluence of Worldviews on behavior,
e.g., intelligence, race, gender diffs.
WORLDVIEW: - correct answersPsychological orientation/perception
of self and world that determines how we think, feel, and act.
Note: worldviews can be either
narrow or broad
ETIC Perspective: - correct answersBehavior theories built on common
elements across many cultures.
• EMIC Perspective: - correct answersBehavioral understanding derived from
focus within a single culture.
Individualists - correct answersare motivated more by own desires
& needs, whereas Collectivists are motivated
more by group's desires, needs, etc.
Self & Other "views" depend on worldview.
Considering worldview & self-regulation emotions - correct answerswhen one does something wrong,
among
Individualists →Guilt (Collectivists →Shame)
Triandis' Worldview Model
Individualism-Collectivism - correct answersdimensions Views & motivation of Self vs. Society
