Short Answer Among the listed Learning Objectives for this course were:  (paraphrased)  CLO 2: To be able to observe verbal and nonverbal communication in action and identify underlying culture-based factors that could have led to those behaviors you are seeing.  {If you select this one, you must cite use specific terminology, name names, &/or cite theories, etc. “Connect the dots”.} CLO 4:  To understand the concept and process of Enculturation and be able to cite ways in which a person’s enculturation has influenced what they currently display in terms of world view, belief system, &/or identity(ies)  {If you select this one, you can use yourself as the example, but you still must explicitly link probable cause(s) to probable effect(s). “Connect the dots”. }    CLO 5:  To recognize sources and implications of conflict in intercultural communication and ways to manage and/or resolve {If you select this one, you must use the relevant terminology specifying the respective C.M. styles and how they fit into the overall Conflict matrix. “Connect the dots”.}  ——————————————-  Now that you have taken this course, here’s a chance to demonstrate your ability to accomplish ONE of these three objectives as applied to our study of culture which emphasized the small “c” approach.  For additional guidance on what this question is looking for, keywords have been underlined in the CLOs & accompanying specifications.  Use any one specific current event in the news to focus your answer.  Remember, your goal is not to summarize the current event, but to focus on illustrating the CLO.  As of this writing, there are several usable topics in contemporary headlines, such as:   >public protests & demonstrations expressing positions;  >armed conflict between countries;  >high profile court cases on ethics issues & criminal breaches;  >gender-based disparities in organized sport;  >ageism (discrimination against older as well as younger citizens); >health vaccinations policies – in light of declining compliance &  increasing rates of  diseases such as whooping cough & measles;  >regulations on use of plastic products;  >academic integrity in a world of A.I.; >recent policy changes by the Starbucks CEO, including worker uniforms & instituting (some) free refills;  >reactions by Chicagoans to the election of Pope Leo XIV; >etc. etc. ( a current event choice of your own)    

Multiple Choice According to E.T. Hall, the “smallest viable unit of a culture that can be analyzed, taught, transmitted, and handed down as a complete entity”  is _________________.

Short Answer Extra Credit (worth up to 3 points)   Here’s one last look at the nonverbal artifact that our class created: “Our Virtual Quilt” . (The exam settings have been adjusted to activate this link but if it doesn’t work, you can try answering from memory, but be sure to include specifics.) As a student of Intercultural Communication, other than “high/low context” or “Individualistic/Collectivistic” what is one  other course concept that you might apply to analyze/interpret this artifact? Briefly support your choice. 

Multiple Choice Dr. Plummer has already alerted you that nonverbal “universals” don’t really exist across cultures since even if a given behavior is widely produced,  the meaning attributed to it often differ.  In other words, all humans communicate emotions through their nonverbals but what they are saying about their emotions will vary. Nevertheless, out of the list below, which nonverbal cue is the closest to being evident in similar ways across cultures?

Multiple Choice Dr. Plummer has already alerted you that nonverbal “universals” don’t really exist across cultures since even if a given behavior is widely produced,  the meaning attributed to it often differ.  In other words, all humans communicate emotions through their nonverbals but what they are saying about their emotions will vary. Nevertheless, out of the list below, which nonverbal cue is the closest to being evident in similar ways across cultures?

Multiple Choice Interpersonal Conflict is an inevitable human dynamic–whether or not the communicators are from different cultures.  To make things even more complicated, in addition to any influences that have come from their culture, people’s sociocommunicative orientations also  shape their different personal styles when dealing with conflict.  When you chart the different personal conflict management styles, you will notice that the “integrating” conflict style (a.k.a. integrative or collaborative) is associated with a _________ self-face concern on one axis and a __________ other-face concern on the other axis. {read carefully. Select the choice where the options for both blanks are accurate}.

Multiple Choice As you have read in your textbook as well as in your classmates’ Immersion Experience insights, there are varying dimensions of Acculturation. One of the deeper levels reflects the extent to which a person acquires the behaviors & beliefs of a cultural group so as to become indistinguishable from the other native members of that host culture. In fact there’s a different term when describing that  degree of adaptation to the new culture. In that case, you could say the person has gone beyond being acculturated and has become _______. {read carefully} 

Any substance that increases urine flow is termed: 

Atropine is given to: 

A physician in the ED has ordered Albuterol. 10mg per hour for three hours. The output from the nebulizer is 6mLs per hour. How much diluent and how much drug will you draw-up? (Albuterol comes in a 0.5% solution which equals 5mg/1mL)