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6 - Intercultural Simulations

Theory and Practice

from Part I - Theoretical Foundations of Intercultural Training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Michael B. Salzman
Edited by
Dan Landis  and
Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
Dan Landis
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Hilo
Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
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Summary

This chapter briefly surveys the field of intercultural sensitivity training programs and focuses on intercultural simulations as a method to replicate real intercultural interactions and allow participants to experience important aspects of intercultural interactions and to consider their experience in the light of the cultural and cross-cultural context of the interactions. These replications reveal the underlying dynamics and sources of perceptual and interpretative bias that may confound intercultural interaction, such as the fundamental attribution error, ethnocentric, and homogeneity biases that may produce confusion, misattribution, and even conflict. The chapter identifies numerous typologies and situates simulations in an experiential category. The chapter describes two experiential methods in some detail and provides suggestions for extracting insights made available to participants by elevating the saliency of culture to the interpretation of the interactions. Strengths and potential limitations are identified.

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simulationsinterculturalattributioncultural contextcognitive errortypologies
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Training , pp. 258 - 280
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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