TB2020 – Which oil has the highest quantity of mono-unsaturated or healthy fatty acids?

MULTIPLE CHOICE:  Ethnocentrism is a belief in the _________.  (Consider the nuances carefully.)

P2026 – Which type of fiber cleans your intestines and colon and is associated with a reduced rate of colon cancer?

To help reduce bias, the technique of ____________ is often used to sort participants into groups in a clinical trial. If the researchers want some characteristics to be ‘equal’ in both groups (like gender and age, for example), another technique known as ________________ is used during the process.

    MULTIPLE CHOICE:   According to the textbook, there is an unspoken belief among most people in Japanese culture that putting deep feelings into words somehow lowers or spoils their value. It is believed that Understanding which is gained without words is more precious than that which is gained through talking. This is an example of patterns of communication found in a ______ culture.

P2026 – To maximize your health and longevity the research shows that you should eat primarily:

Selene is working on a clinical trial using a cross-over design.  Half of the participants are consuming high amounts of cruciferous vegetables for the first 4 weeks of the study, while the other half eat their regular diet. The participants will ‘switch’ group assignments for the second 4 weeks of the study, but there is a one week _______ in between these two 4-week sessions in which the participants must all completely avoid cruciferous vegetables so that what happened during the first 4 weeks doesn’t influence the second 4 weeks.

TB2020 – Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about Trans or Hydrogenated fats?

MULTIPLE CHOICE:  Which of the following statements best describes the characteristic perspective within what is known as a “weak” Uncertainty-Avoidant culture? [This is a scholarly term. Think Carefully]

  Sender / Receiver / Message / Feedback / Context / Channel /  “Noise”(Interference) I hope that you recognize this list as signifying the primary elements present in every communication situation (I call them the Big 7).  As you know, communication competence in these elements is difficult under any circumstances, and when the communication is intercultural, there are additional considerations and challenges. Give two(2) illustrations of an added Intercultural influence on these elements.  First, discuss “Context”, and then discuss any other one(1) element of your choice from the list.  Your illustrations should be concrete examples* of special considerations for handling that element effectively when the encounter is intercultural in nature.   You can think of your answer as adding a segment to Edward T. Hall’s  book, Beyond Culture, by giving additional examples of how “Communication is Culture”.    * “Concrete example” means you should cite something specific you have read about, observed, or experienced regarding how that element is impacted when it is in an Intercultural situation.