Because they are often unaware of the organizational context in which stress occurs, friends and family members are less able to provide effective informational support. 

Liaqat and Darsha are communicating about their home country, Pakistan. Although these two students are from the same country, they identify themselves as members of two different ethnic groups. This is an example of which type of cultural communication?

a. international b. interracial c. cross ?cultural d. interethnic

According to the text, Clifford Nass appeared in a PBS documentary to share the

results of his research on multitasking. One thing he said in that video was: “Virtually all multitaskers think they are ___________ at multitasking. And one of the big discoveries is, you know what, you’re really _____________ at it. Which two words properly complete the quote (first word in the first blank; second word in the second blank)

a. lousy; brilliant b. brilliant; lousy c. brilliant; superb d. lousy; pathetic e. pathetic; awful