The statement "be mindful about cultural differences" is equivalent to which of the following statements?

A. Assume that other cultures are inferior to your own.
B. Operate on similarity assumptions.
C. Don't question cultural assumptions.
D. Avoid the tendency to judge all differences negatively.


Answer: D

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Which of the following is an example of role relationship?

a. mother/son b. doctor/patient c. husband/wife d. friend/friend

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Peter, a young man from South Africa, and Katlyn, a young woman from England, meet in a club in Baltimore. Katlyn cannot tell if Peter is flirting with her because of the cultural background differences. Which dialectic may help Katlyn understand this situation?

a. privilege–disadvantage b. personal–contextual c. static–dynamic d. history/past–present/future

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The causal organizational pattern highlights ____________________ and ____________________ relationships.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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