Assignment Number 15 Discussion/Writing Triandis Chapter 10. Intercultural Training (262-287)

Student Name _____________________ Date due: 11-3-04 Psychology 360 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

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8-1/2 X 11 paper. In order to make handling papers easy and to ensure that none are misplaced, all papers are expected to be 8-1/2 X 11 inches, stapled, and with no torn, spiral notebook edges.

Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available will facilitate class discussion.

1.	What was your reaction to the discussion by Diana Yefanova and Evgeny Komkov on Russian culture? What did you find especially interesting? What variables in cross-cultural psychology were illustrated by their discussion? Explain.
2.	Have you experienced culture shock? If so, please describe an example. (262-272)
3.	What is the culture assimilator or intercultural sensitizer? What is your reaction to it? (278-282)
4.	Construct a general assimilator item by talking to friends who have traveled abroad. Show this item to several people who differ in sophistication about behavior abroad, and check to see what kinds of people make many mistakes and what kinds of people get the right answer at once.
5.	What is your evaluation of the Triandis textbook. What interested you the most?