Author Question: In high-context cultures, A) people rely more on nonverbal circumstances and cues to convey ... (Read 55 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

In high-context cultures,

A) people rely more on nonverbal circumstances and cues to convey meaning.
B) people rely less on the environmental setting to convey meaning.
C) the rules of everyday life are highly explicit.
D) aggressive negotiation is expected.
E) there is less emphasis on context.

Question 2

Every attempt at communication between two people occurs within a

A) cultural context.
B) communication portal.
C) nexus of convenience.
D) cone of reciprocity.
E) mutual environment.

trog · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) In a high-context culture, words are less important than the context in which they are spoken. A high-context culture uses circumstances to add meaning to words, building a web of meaning around the words. The listener is expected to use the entire web of meaning to come to a unique and unambiguous understanding of what is being said.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Communication exists in a cultural context: the patterns of physical cues, environmental stimuli, and implicit understanding that convey meaning between two members of the same culture.