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GEB 3213 EXAM 1 (TRAMMELL) QUESTIONS
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GEB 3213 EXAM 1 (TRAMMELL) QUESTIONSWhat are the three keys to understanding culture? - Answers-Attitudes, behaviors, and
values
What is a Stereotype? - Answers-Mental representation of other people and cultures
that fit into specific pre-judge behavioral patterns
What is a Prototype? - Answers-Using stereotyped information to guess how a person
behaves or looks depending on how society says they're supposed to look
What is a high context culture? - Answers-A culture that relies on minor details to
communicate necessary information. Personal relationships and goodwill are valued.
Trust is established through slow, ritualistic negotiations
What is a low context culture? - Answers-A culture that relies on words spoken in a
message to deliver and understand communicated information. Expertise and
performance are valued. Includes fast and efficient negotiations
What are the five highest context cultures? - Answers-Japanese, Chinese, Korean,
Middle East, Latin America
What are the five lowest context culture? - Answers-Swiss, German, Scandinavia, North
America, France
Denotation - Answers-The dictionary definition of a word
Connotation - Answers-Contextual associations of a word
Abstract nouns - Answers-Conceptual nouns such as emotions
Concrete nouns - Answers-These refer to people or things that exist physically and that
at least one of the senses can detect
What are some issues with words in foreign countries? - Answers-False cognates and
the translation of phrases may have different meanings
What are the three types of company language? - Answers-Ethnocentric staffing,
polycentric staffing, and geocentric
Ethnocentric staffing - Answers-The primary language used for a multinational business
will be the same no matter its many offices' locations
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