Which Barrier to Effective Intercultural Communication Is Involved When Maddox,an

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which barrier to effective intercultural communication is involved when Maddox,an American exchange student,is confused when his British host mother tells him to put the luggage in the "boot"?

• A)ethnocentrism
• B)different communication codes
• C)stereotyping and prejudice
• D)assuming similarity

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Definitions:

He

Helium, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas series in the periodic table.

Lewis Dot Structure

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Ca

Calcium, a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20, an alkaline earth metal essential for living organisms, particularly in cell physiology.

Lewis Dot Structure

A diagrammatic representation of the valence electrons in an atom, ion or molecule, using dots around the symbol of an element.