Intercultural Conflict MCQs
Intercultural Conflict MCQs
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1: In Kim’s model of intercultural conflict one factor that affects conflict at the intermediary-level is ______.
A. A history of subjugation
B. Intergroup salience
C. Ingroup bias
D. Third culture building
2: The person who tries to balance both self-face and other-face needs takes on a(n) ______ style.
A. Dominating
B. Avoiding
C. Integrating
D. Compromising
3: In Kim’s model of intercultural conflict one factor that affects conflict at the macrolevel is ______.
A. A history of subjugation
B. Intergroup salience
C. Ingroup bias
D. Third culture building
4: The communicative strategies employed to manage one’s own face or to support or challenge another’s face are called ______strategies.
A. Facework
B. Macrolevel
C. Intermediary
D. Microlevel
5: Face refers to a person’s sense of ______.
A. Concern for another’s image along with the image of the relationship
B. Concern for another’s image
C. Favorable self-worth or self-image experienced during communicative situations
D. Unfavorable self-worth or self-image experienced during communicative situations
6: According to the conflict style inventory, the dynamics of intercultural conflict revolve around which two fundamental dimensions of all conflict?
A. A dominating and avoiding style
B. Agreement and disagreement
C. Disagreement and emotional reaction
D. Emotional reaction and avoiding
7: According to the conflict style inventory, directness and emotional restraint lead to a(n) ______ style.
A. Discussion
B. Engagement
C. Accommodation
D. Dynamic
8: Broome argues that we can build a culture of peace via ______.
A. An engagement style
B. A microlevel style
C. A macrolevel style
D. Dialogue
9: According to Kim’s model of intercultural conflict, the intermediary level of intercultural conflict refers to the unique attitudes, dispositions, and beliefs that each individual brings to the conflict.
A. True
B. False
10: According to Broome’s model of a culture of peace, via dialogue, conflicting parties can reason with each other using communication as the vehicle toward understanding and eventual conflict resolution.
A. True
B. False
11: According to face negotiation theory, face refers to a person’s sense of favorable self-worth or self-image experienced during communicative situations. Face is an emotional extension of the self-concept.
A. True
B. False
12: Facework refers to the communicative strategies employed to hide one’s face during conflict.
A. True
B. False
13: Collectivists tend to use integrative, obliging, and avoiding styles during conflict.
A. True
B. False
14: Accommodation with this conflict-resolution strategy, one of the conflicting parties simply adopts or cooperates with the position of the opposition .
A. True
B. False
15: Problem-solving With this conflict-resolution approach, the conflicting parties work together to find a mutually agreeable solution in which each party accomplishes his or her goal without compromise.
A. True
B. False
16: Communicative behaviors characterized by an individual’s need to control the situation and defend his or her self-face is known as _______ .
A. Dominating facework
B. Education/persuasion
C. Integrating facework
D. Negotiation/compromise
17: Which strategy to resolve conflict is defined by one’s use of information, logic, or emotional appeals to influence another ?
A. Dominating facework
B. Education/persuasion
C. Integrating facework
D. Negotiation/compromise
18: ________ is an emotional extension of the self-concept. It is considered a universal concept.
A. Face
B. Facework
C. Forcing
D. Infiltration
19: Which strategies are employed to manage one’s own face or to support or challenge another’s face ?
A. Face
B. Facework
C. Forcing
D. Infiltration
20: A _______ strategy to resolve conflict is used when one coerces another into compliance .
A. Face
B. Facework
C. Forcing
D. Infiltration
21: Which strategy to manage conflict, one introduces his or her value orientation, hoping that the opposing party will see the value and adopt it. ?
A. Face
B. Facework
C. Forcing
D. Infiltration
22: Integrating facework allows for the shared concern for self- and other-face and strives for closure during communication or conflict.
A. True
B. False
23: Intercultural conflict is the implicit or explicit emotional struggle between persons of different cultures over perceived or actual incompatibility of cultural ________ .
A. Ideologies
B. Values
C. Situational norms
D. All of these
24: _______ is concerned for both parties’ images or the image of the relationship during communication, especially conflict.
A. Face
B. Facework
C. Mutual-face
D. Infiltration
25: Negotiation/compromise using this strategy to manage conflict, both parties give up something .
A. True
B. False
26: Concern for another’s image during communication, especially conflict is known as _______ .
A. Other-face
B. Self-face
C. Cultural context
D. Health communication
27: The concern for one’s own image during communication, especially conflict is known as ______ .
A. Other-face
B. Self-face
C. Cultural context
D. Health communication
28: The person using an avoiding style to manage conflict ignores both self-face need and other-face need is known as ______ .
A. Avoiding
B. Accommodation
C. Avoiding facework
D. Education/persuasion
29: Avoiding facework is communicative behaviors that focus on an attempt to save the face of the other person during _________ .
A. Communication
B. Conflict
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
30: According to the intercultural conflict style inventory, the dynamics of conflict revolve around two fundamental features of all conflict: disagreement and facework.
A. True
B. False
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