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True/False Questions

1 .       Two-thirds of the immigrants on this planet come to the United States. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Current trends suggest that the population of white ethnics in the United States will stabilize at about 75 percent by the year 2050. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       One's gender may constitute a co-culture. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Individuals from low-context cultures are often less skilled in interpreting unspoken messages. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Some communication scholars have challenged John Gray's idea that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Masculinity may be defined as having an expressive orientation. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Men often communicate to establish rapport; women often communicate to report. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Ethnocentrism is the attitude that one's culture is superior to all others. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       Assuming similarity is an effective way to avoid cultural misunderstandings [Hint]

 
 


10 .       Learning about another person's values and practices can help you reduce prejudice. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Other-oriented communication is unethical. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       Empathy and sympathy are two words for the same process. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       To adapt is to change your behavior based on what someone else does. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       The principle of adapting to others is applicable to virtually all communication situations. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       Countries that score high on individualism generally prefer individual accomplishment over collective achievement. [Hint]

 
 






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