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Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
3. Some people are less likely than others to separate an object from its surrounding
______.
4. ______ has a great effect on all three steps of the perception process.
5. If in the airport terminal an announcement is made asking you by name to report to
the ticketing counter, you will probably hear your name even in that environment of
competing stimuli. This is evidence for the ______ step of the perception process.
6. People in Western cultures tend to group objects based on their attributes, people in
Eastern cultures tend to group objects based on their ______.
7. As part of the ______ step of perception, we attach meaning to sense data and, as
we make judgments regarding meanings within our culture, these might not hold out of
our culture.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
8. The second step in the perception process is ______.
9. The perception process has ______ steps.
10. While many Westerners categorize dogs as pets, some Chinese categorize dogs as
______.
11. East Asian countries tend to be ______-context cultures.
12. European countries tend to be ______-context cultures.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
13. ______ are cultures in which little of the meaning is determined by context because
the message is explicit, detailed, and redundant.
14. ______ are cultures in which less has to be said or written because more of the
meaning is in the physical environment or already shared by people.
15. Low-context cultures such as the United States use ______ negotiation.
16. High-context cultures such as China express more mutual face or ______
maintenance.
17. A ______ person is one who respects cultures and has tolerance for differences.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
18. ______ theories tend to reflect the culture in which they were produced, so they
present challenges in intercultural communication.
19. Kale (1997) developed four ethical ______ to guide intercultural interactions.
20. According to Kale (1997), ethical ______ address people of other cultures with the
same respect that they would like to receive themselves.
Essay
1. Discuss the implications for intercultural communication in the phrase “Our brain both
is shaped by the external world and shapes our perception of the external world.”
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
2. Contrast how Eastern and Western cultures sense and perceive the world.
3. Discuss the effects of culture on sensing.
4. Describe the three steps of the perception process.
5. Discuss the effect of culture on the selection step of the perception process.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
6. Discuss the effect of culture on the organization step of the perception process.
7. Discuss the effect of culture on the interpretation step of the perception process.
8. Give examples of how culture affects each step of the perception process.
9. Explain how the view of dogs as pets or food is related to the perception process.
10. Compare and contrast low-context and high-context culture.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. Discuss why the United States is considered a low-context culture.
12. Discuss and exemplify direct-face negotiation and indirect-face negotiation.
13. Discuss and exemplify three reasons for face loss.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
14. Give examples for differences in perceptions of face.
15. Discuss one skill area in intercultural communication competence.
16. Discuss issues related to multiple identities and intercultural communication
competence.
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
17. Discuss and provide examples of third culture.
18. Describe what is meant by postethnicity.
19. Briefly describe two of the four ethical principles that guide intercultural interactions,
according to Kale (1997).
20. Discuss how peace is a fundamental value, as outlined by Kale (1997).
Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publications, 2018
