Which component of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) refers to the root of a person's desire to foster intercultural relationships, which can be either intrinsic or extrinsic?

Correct answer: Motivation

Explanation

This question distinguishes between the core components of ICC, focusing on 'motivation' as the foundational desire that enables the development of other competent skills and attitudes.

Other questions

Question 1

How is the term 'culture' defined for the purpose of exploring its communicative aspects?

Question 2

Which category of identity includes components of self that are primarily intrapersonal and connected to our life experiences, such as being a 'puzzle lover'?

Question 3

What term is used for identities that we claim for ourselves, as opposed to those placed on us by others?

Question 4

In the model of nondominant identity development, which stage involves an individual internalizing the values of the dominant group and attempting to assimilate?

Question 5

In the five-stage model of dominant identity development, what stage is reached when redefinition is complete and individuals can integrate their dominant identity into all aspects of their life, acting as responsive allies?

Question 6

According to the Human Genome Project, what percentage of DNA do all human beings share, asserting that race is a social construct rather than a biological one?

Question 7

The text states that in the 1900s alone, the US Census Bureau categorized race in how many different ways?

Question 8

What is the term for changing from one way of speaking to another between or within interactions, which some people of color may use when communicating with dominant group members?

Question 9

How is 'gender' distinguished from 'sex' in the text?

Question 10

What is the definition of patriarchy provided in the text?

Question 11

What is the umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression do not match the gender they were assigned by birth?

Question 12

Sexual orientation is defined as a person's primary physical and emotional sexual attraction and what else?

Question 13

In what year did the American Psychiatric Association remove its reference to homosexuality as a mental illness?

Question 14

What is the definition of ableism?

Question 15

According to statistics in the text, what estimated percentage of people five years or older in the United States live with some form of disability, making them the largest minority group?

Question 16

What was the primary goal of the eugenics movement in the United States during the early 1900s?

Question 17

One of the key reasons the text argues we should study intercultural communication is to foster greater self-awareness by challenging what tendency?

Question 18

What is the term for a relationship between two opposing concepts that constantly push and pull one another, used as a method for studying intercultural communication?

Question 19

Which of the six dialectics of intercultural communication captures the interplay between patterned behaviors learned from a cultural group and individual variations on those behaviors?

Question 20

Which dialectic reminds us that while current cultural conditions are important, they are not without a history, and we always view history through the lens of the present?

Question 21

What does the privileges-disadvantages dialectic ask us to view culture and identity through, acknowledging we each have multiple intersecting identities?

Question 22

The landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that declared state antimiscegenation laws unconstitutional was known as what?

Question 23

What is defined as the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in various cultural contexts?

Question 25

What does 'cognitive flexibility,' a key part of building ICC, refer to?

Question 26

What is the name of the reflective practice coined by scholar Brenda Allen that involves monitoring our thoughts and feelings about others to identify biases and stereotypes?

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the three main categories of identity in the text?

Question 28

According to the text, which type of identities are the least changeable because they are often part of us since birth and have deep historical roots?

Question 29

What is the first stage of both nondominant and dominant identity development, characterized by a lack of thought about one's own or others' identities?

Question 30

The text provides an example of a Chicano man who changed his name from Moises to Moses in middle school. This action is characteristic of which stage of nondominant identity development?

Question 31

According to the text, what historical event is often cited as the start of the widely recognizable gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s?

Question 32

What term refers to the unequal access to technology and related skills that exists in much of the world, creating disadvantages for those who are not connected?

Question 33

Which country became the first in the world in 2010 to declare that all its citizens have a legal right to broadband Internet access?

Question 34

The dialectical approach to intercultural communication helps us get out of our comfortable ways of thinking by not allowing for what?

Question 35

Which dialectic is exemplified by a person's individual communication style remaining the same in one context but changing to adapt in another, such as an American manager moving to an office in Malaysia?

Question 36

What is one of the benefits of intercultural relationships mentioned in the text?

Question 37

Two factors that increase the likelihood of intercultural friendship formation are overcoming language barriers and what other factor?

Question 38

According to the text, a desire for intercultural communication that is driven by an outside reward like money, power, or recognition is known as what kind of motivation?

Question 39

What component of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) refers to an individual's attitude about and level of comfort in uncertain situations?

Question 40

What is a reflective practice by which we acknowledge intersecting identities, both privileged and disadvantaged, and implicate ourselves in social hierarchies and inequalities?

Question 41

By 2030, what fraction of the United States population is projected to be accounted for by racial and ethnic minorities?

Question 42

How much money do businesses in the United States spend annually on diversity training?

Question 43

What does the social constructionist view argue about the formation of the self?

Question 44

According to the timeline in Section 8.2, in what year were Asian immigrants first allowed to become citizens of the United States?

Question 45

During the early part of the 1900s, how many people were involuntarily sterilized in thirty-three states as part of the eugenics movement?

Question 46

In the resistance stage of dominant identity development, an individual acknowledges unearned advantages and feels what emotions about it?

Question 47

The text states that one way patriarchy is maintained is by its relative invisibility, with men being treated as the 'generic' human being to which others are what?

Question 48

Which of the six dialectics allows us to examine how we are simultaneously similar to and different from others, helping to avoid both polarization and essentializing?

Question 49

Why does the text argue against using the term 'opposite sex'?

Question 50

According to the 'Ten Commandments of Etiquette for Communicating with People with Disabilities,' what should you do if you offer assistance to a person with a disability?