When interviewing a candidate for a nursing position who has an Aboriginal background, you recognize that the candidate's lack of eye contact reflects the candidate's cultural sensitivity. You are exhibiting:
a. Acculturation.
b. Cultural sensitivity.
c. Ethnocentrism.
d. Transculturalism.
ANS: B
Cultural sensitivity refers to the affective capacity to feel, convey, or react to ideas, habits, customs, or traditions unique to a group of people. In this situation, acknowledgement of the candidate's background in relation to eye contact demonstrates cultural sensitivity.
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