Both culture-general and culture-specific knowledge are necessary to be interculturally competent

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


TRUE

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Image management is NOT a service routinely provided by public relations

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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James was giving a presentation about the personality changes that people experience throughout their lives

In one of his slides, he focused on the manner in which a politician, who had been convicted of rape, managed to turn his life around by getting involved in numerous philanthropic activities. Despite repeated assurances that the politician was now a changed man, the audience refused to believe it. They made catcalls such as "Once a rapist, always a rapist" during his speeches at public events. In this scenario, audience __________ were acting as a barrier to the believability of the message. a) predispositions b) dissonances c) sleeper effects d) source credibilities

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Martha is from the US and Zheng is from China. Due to lack of understanding, most likely because of the language barrier, they end up arguing only to realize at a later stage that they share the same opinions

Which type of conflict is this? a) Pseud b) Simple c) Process d) Ego

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Sans has the same meaning in French as in English but is pronounced differently due to ____________ rules.

a. pragmatic b. syntactic c. phonological d. semantic

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