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Interculturally competent people have a hard time communicating effectively across cultures.

A) True
B) False

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In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) does a recognition of cultural difference coupled with negative evaluations of those whose culture is different from one's own and superior judgments of one's own culture occur?


A) the defense stage
B) the denial stage
C) the acceptance stage
D) the adaptation stage

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Consider a situation where a teacher visits France along with the students of his/her French class. How might the teacher help his/her students who are in the minimization stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) move to the acceptance stage of the DMIS? List four possible steps you would advise him/her to take.

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List the areas of defense that Bennett mentioned in the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS). Give examples that depict each area of defense using characters from movies, literature, or television. Give a brief explanation of why you chose your examples.

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Early studies in intercultural competence suggested that effectively working across cultures means that:


A) one can manage psychological stress.
B) one is able to communicate effectively.
C) one can develop and maintain new and essential interpersonal relationships.
D) all of these answers are correct.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In general, an increase in cultural awareness is accompanied by a(an) :


A) increase in emotional intelligence.
B) increase in cognitive sophistication.
C) decrease in emotional intelligence.
D) decrease in cognitive sophistication.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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According to Bennett, who proposed the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS), as people's ability to understand difference increases, so does their ability to negotiate a variety of worldviews.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following would be considered an ethnocentric stage according to Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) ?


A) the acceptance stage
B) the minimization stage
C) the adaptation stage
D) the integration stage

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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During the adaptation stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, an individual is able to:


A) shift frames of reference.
B) treat all people exactly the same.
C) ignore his or her own ethnic identity.
D) internalize negative stereotypes.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) is an individual's understanding of cultural difference minimal?


A) the defense stage
B) the minimization stage
C) the denial stage
D) the acceptance stage

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) in which people begin to see cultural categories as more flexible and become more competent in their ability to communicate across cultures is known as:


A) acceptance.
B) adaptation.
C) integration.
D) minimization.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Bennett's developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) provided a framework for understanding intercultural development and awareness along a continuum from:


A) individual to social development.
B) highly ethnocentric to highly ethnorelative.
C) insensitive to sensitive development.
D) none of these answers are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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People at the defense stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) prefer to separate themselves from others because they often do not have categories for dealing with difference.

A) True
B) False

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Behavioral adaptation refers to the internalization of more than one complete worldview.

A) True
B) False

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In the context of the stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, briefly discuss the types of adaptation.

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All of the following are examples of interculturally competent skills, EXCEPT:


A) the ability to be nonjudgmental.
B) the ability to interpret behavior from more than one perspective.
C) the ability to be intolerant of those who are different.
D) the ability to mediate conflicts.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Discuss Deardorff's Pyramid Model of Intercultural Competence.

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In the context of the stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, when one accepts superficial cultural differences but asserts that people are more alike than they are different, one is in the:


A) denial stage of the DMIS.
B) adaptation stage of the DMIS.
C) minimization stage of the DMIS.
D) acceptance stage of the DMIS.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Denigration is a type of defense that may occur in the denial stage of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS).

A) True
B) False

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In which of the following stages of the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS) does the inability to see cultural differences occur?


A) the defense stage
B) the denial stage
C) the acceptance stage
D) the adaptation stage

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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