comm 240 week 1 assignment

Reflective Paper: The Why of Human Behavior

Reflective Paper: The Why of Human Behavior

In a 1-2 page reflective paper, identify 2-3 behaviors that culturally different individuals perform and that you have found confusing/ or were unable to explain. Then identify 2-3 behaviors that you enact that others who do not share your cultural background might find confusing.

Then answer the following questions:

How might unfamiliarity with and confusion about another person’s way of communicating hinder the development of interpersonal relationships? 

How can we familiarize ourselves with unfamiliar cultural ways of behaving and communicating?