In the reading by Benjamin Franklin, the commissioners from Virginia were victims of which barrier to intercultural understanding from the list below?

A. ethnocentrism
B. ethnography
C. high anxiety
D. nonverbal misinterpretations


A. ethnocentrism

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a. the extent to which you seem open, approachable, and likable. b. the extent to which you respond quickly and accurately to others' nonverbal behavior. c. the extent to which you avoid masking or neutralizing your facial expressions. d. the extent to which your nonverbal behavior repeats, complements, or contradicts what you say. e. the extent to which you monitor yourself.

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In power sharing, which of the following distributions of power gives employees satisfaction, enjoyment, and commitment without their losing direction?

a. Managers hold all the power, and employees hold none. b. Neither managers nor employees have much power. c. Managers and employees share power. d. Employees hold most of the power, and managers hold little.

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________ is a speaker's individual characteristic way of using the resources of a language.

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

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Public relations professionals are major players in forming public opinion, thanks to their work in media relations

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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