Study Questions Number 11
Triandis Chapter 7. Culture and communication (181-206)
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Date due: 10-18-04
Psychology 360
Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.
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1. What are isomorphic attributions? What are nonisomorphic attributions? Give an example of each. (182)
2. Do collectivist cultures pay more attention to context than individualistic cultures? Explain. Contrast collectivist and individualist cultures in regards to context. Give examples. (184-186)
3. How does the content of communication vary among cultures? (188-189)
4. Messages are most persuasive from what sources in collectivist cultures? Individualist cultures? (189)
5. Face-to-face communication is more preferred by collectivists or individualists? Explain why. (190)
6. How do collectivists and individualists differ in the structure of messages they prefer? (190-191)
7. How do collectivists and individualists differ in the goals they have for communication? (191-192)
8. How do collectivists and individualists differ in the nature of social relationships they maintain? Explain why. (192-193)
9. What are ideological cultures and pragmatic cultures. How do they communicate. How can communication between them be made effective? (193-194)
10. What are associative and abstract communication styles? What are some of the problems with associative thinking? (194-197)
11. What impact does education have on associative thinking? Explain. (196)
12. How are emotions the same and different between collectivist and individualist cultures? explain. (196)
13. How does eye contact differ among culture? Explain. (198-199)
14. How does touching differ among cultures? Explain. (199-201)
15. How does physical distance differ among cultures? Explain. (201202)
16. How does level of voice differ among cultures? Explain. (202)
17. How does exaggeration differ among cultures? Explain. (203-205)
18. How do gestures differ among cultures?(Explain. (205)
19. How does timing differ among cultures? Explain. (205)
20. How do gifts and toasts differ among cultures? Explain (205-206)