True-or-False Questions

Question 5.16

1. Benevolent prejudice occurs when people think of a particular group as inferior but also friendly and competent.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 99.

Question 5.17

2. Personal achievement is valued highly in collectivistic cultures.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 100 - 101.

Question 5.18

3. All cultures share the same degree of uncertainty avoidance.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 101 - 102.

Question 5.19

4. All cultures share the same attitudes toward power distance.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 102 - 103.

Question 5.20

5. Feminine cultures place importance upon competition and material gain.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 104.

Question 5.21

6. People who have a monochronic time orientation rarely check the time.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 104.

Question 5.22

7. Applying attributional complexity will help you strengthen your intercultural competence.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 107.

Question 5.23

8. According to Communication Accomodation Theory, people are motivated to adapt their communication when they view others’ language usage as inappropriate.

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B.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 107.

Question 5.24

9. A citizen living in an individualistic culture is more likely to openly protest the government than a citizen living in a collectivistic culture.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 100 - 101.

Question 5.25

10. A society with a dominant culture cannot include co-cultures.

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 97.