In Intercultural Situations,decoders Can Never Be as Sure as They

question 28

Multiple Choice

In intercultural situations,decoders can never be as sure as they are in intracultural situations that they are interpreting signals and messages as originally intended by encoders.This is the result of _____.

• A)cultural differences in the use of all nonverbal channels
• B)the similarities in the ground rules of interaction between cultures
• C)the lack of anxiety that is needed to decode critical messages
• D)interactants being accustomed to receiving signals ambiguously

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