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Hum 105 IP
Galarosa
Chapter 5 Quiz
TRUE/FALSE
1. Megan wants her neighbor to like her so she tries to speak in the same manner and
behave in similar patterns as her neighbor. We can say that Megan is
accommodating/converging. _____
2. Pedro tries to unlearn some of his old cultural values and practices in order to adapt to a
new culture. Pedro is undergoing the process of deculturation. _____
3. Dolores does not identify with her new culture nor does she feel a sense of belonging
with her home culture. We can say Dolores is feeling marginalized. _____
4. Individuals of the host culture have the power to speed up a newcomer’s cultural
adaptation by providing a friendlier and more welcoming environment. _____
5. In order to reduce uncertainty we tend to utilize information seeking behaviors that would
enhance our capacity to predict or explain why others (from a different culture) behave
the way they do. _____
6. Mindfulness is one way to effectively manage uncertainty and anxiety. _____
7. Sonja has the ability to function competently in both her host and home cultures. We can
say that Sonja is traditional. _____
8. “Intercultural transformation” is the progression of internal change that results in
observable behavioral changes representing adaptation to the new culture. _____
9. Maria is excited to go home to her country, see her old friends and eat her native food,
but when she arrived she saw numerous flaws about her home country. The people were
rude and discriminating. Maria is experiencing a reentry culture shock. _____
10. Melissa asks Adolfo questions to check if she understands what he means, she lets him
choose the topic of discussion, and she expresses warmth and support towards Adolfo.
Melissa is expressing accommodating behaviors. _____
MULTIPLE CHOICE (Circle the correct letter)
1. It is the psychological and emotional reaction individuals experience when they come to
a new culture.
a. acculturation
b. deculturation
c. culture shock
d. resocialization
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2. When locals of a particular culture in which we visit tend to adapt to our needs instead of
asserting their own culture and needs on us, we can say that there is an element of
_______ involved in the interaction.
a. power
b. sensitivity
c. hostility
d. euphoria
3. These are individuals who leave their home to move to a new place permanently.
a. sojourners
b. travelers
c. migrants
d. visitors
4. Ichmeralda has been in the United States for a month. She now feels homesick and
miserable about the new culture. She wants to go back to her home country of Malaysia.
Ichmeralda is therefore experiencing the ________ stage.
a. crisis stage
b. recovery stage
c. honeymoon stage
d. adjustment stage
5. When we become culturally well-adapted, we undergo both ________ and ________.
a. deculturation and acculturation
b. marginalization and oppression
c. assimilation and cultural erosion
d. accommodation and nonaccommodation
6. _________ is a theory developed to explain effective communication with strangers. It
posits that people use information seeking behaviors in order to reduce uncertainty and
tension reduction behaviors in order to reduce anxiety.
a. communication accommodation theory
b. anxiety and uncertainty management theory
c. standpoint theory
d. crisis reduction theory
7. This particular theory explains people’s motivations to utilize similar and dissimilar
behavior with members of different cultural groups during initial interactions.
a. anxiety and uncertainty management theory
b. communication accommodation theory
c. standpoint theory
d. crisis reduction theory
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8. The difference between uncertainty and anxiety is that uncertainty is a/an _________
phenomenon while anxiety is a/an __________ phenomenon.
a. cognitive and emotional
b. positive and negative
c. negative and positive
d. emotional and cognitive
9. According to Kim (2005), cultural adaptation is _________ and _________. Everyone
experiences it.
a. natural and universal
b. negative and unpleasant.
c. rational and irrational
d. broad and expansive
10. After months of adjustment, Anna now sees her progression of change. She is now able
to perform tasks in an effective manner; she is satisfied with life; and has now gained an
intercultural identity. Anna is undergoing:
a. acculturation
b. intercultural transformation
c. cultural adaptation
d. assimilation
ESSAY QUESTIONS (write your answers in your Journal 8)
Choose two of the following:
1. List the various stages of culture shock specified in the W-shaped model. Describe each
one briefly.
2. What are the four types of adaptation that Berry (1989) describes? Explain each one briefly and provide
an example.
3. How does communication accommodation theory differ from anxiety and uncertainty
management theory? Differentiate between the two.
4. Describe different ways in which a migrant’s communication competence and
predisposition affect or influence his cultural adaptation and communication with
strangers.