WGU C464 Terms and Examples
Individualism ✔✔B. Values people who are assertive and speak for themselves, independent, and
not reliant on others to any great extent
Collectivism ✔✔Value their membership in their partic
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WGU C464 Terms and Examples
Individualism ✔✔B. Values people who are assertive and speak for themselves, independent, and
not reliant on others to any great extent
Collectivism ✔✔Value their membership in their particular in-group to such an extent that they
place a greater importance on their role within the group than their role as an individual
A woman and her husband attend a party together. A few hours into the party, she declines a second
drink at the bar and looks at her husband. This gesture indicates to her husband that she is ready
to leave the crowded party. In which context is the couple communicating?
A High-Context Communication
B. Low-Context Communication ✔✔A. High-Context Communication
High-Context Communication
A. Rely more on nonverbal communication than straightforward verbal messages.
B. Communicators require explicit or clear verbal messages to understand a message. ✔✔A. Rely
more on nonverbal communication than straightforward verbal messages
Low context communication
A. Communicators require explicit or clear verbal messages to understand a message.
B. Rely more on nonverbal communication than straightforward verbal messages. ✔✔A.
Communicators require explicit or clear verbal messages to understand a message.
High Power Distance
A. People tend to communicate in ways that promote equality and diminish the barriers between
people that status and rank create
B. Place a great deal of value on social rank and the status associated with certain occupations or
political offices ✔✔B. Place a great deal of value on social rank and the status associated with
certain occupations or political offices.
Low Power Distance
A. People tend to communicate in ways that promote equality and diminish the barriers between
people that status and rank create
B. Place a great deal of value on social rank and the status associated with certain occupations or
political offices ✔✔A. People tend to communicate in ways that promote equality and diminish
the barriers between people that status and rank create.
A woman and her husband attend a party together. A few hours into the party, she declines a second
drink at the bar and looks at her husband. This gesture indicates to her husband that she is ready
to leave the crowded party. In which context is the couple communicating?
A. High Context Communication
B. Low-Context Communication ✔✔A. High Context Communication
Jolene is a banker who has no problem leaving work early to attend a family function or working
on weekends. She is very flexible in terms of starting times for her appointments and deadlines.
A. Monochronism
B. Polychronism
C. Low power distance. ✔✔B. Polychronism
Dillon is the CEO of a tech startup. When giving presentations, he always emphasizes his expertise,
speaks assertively, and wears tailored b
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