Question

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Which of the following statements are true about cultural intelligence?
1. It is an assessment of interpersonal emotional skills.
2. It is an assessment of adaptability to working with people from different cultures.
3. It can grow over time with experience and focused work.
4. It is limited to what is learned through experiences with other cultures.

Answer 1

Correct answers: 2 and 3.

Brief explanation:
- 2 is true: cultural intelligence (CQ) measures adaptability and effectiveness in interacting with people from different cultures.
- 3 is true: CQ can be developed over time through experience, training, reflection, and deliberate practice.
- 1 is false: interpersonal emotional skills describe emotional intelligence (EQ), not CQ (though they overlap).
- 4 is false: CQ is not limited to direct cross-cultural experiences; it can be built through study, training, mentoring, and simulation as well as real-world experiences.