Explain the implications of the bumper sticker, "Think before you speak."

What will be an ideal response?

Words have tremendous power to create and affect people's perceptions, thoughts,
relationships and actions. Words also affect and reflect culture. Remember the impact that words
can have, and know the irreversibility of communication.

Communication & Mass Media

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Deciding how to present your information is the step described as

a. determining training methods. b. organizing training content. c. selecting training resources. d. developing training objectives.

Communication & Mass Media

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In China, a dominant cultural value is filial piety (obedience to parents, respect for parents, honoring of ancestors). 2. Cultures with a smaller power distance emphasize that inequalities among people should be minimized. 3. In cultures with a strong uncertainty avoidance orientation, uncertainty is seen as a normal part of life, where each day is accepted as it comes. 4. Cultures with a strong uncertainty avoidance orientation sense that uncertainty in life is a continuous threat that must be fought. 5. During intercultural communication, higher uncertainty is usually associated with lower anxiety.

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