Question

Mary, who is deaf, is used to notifying her own deaf friends when she is leaving the room because she knows she cannot hear them if they call out to her, thus perhaps worrying them. When spending time with her new roommates, who are not deaf, Mary does not notice that they are becoming annoyed with her frequent announcements of her whereabouts. It would probably help the situation if her roommates remembered to be ______________ when learning to communicate with someone from another co-culture.

Answer 1

Answer: Adaptable

Explanation:

According to the American Psychological Association (APA) adaptability refers to how one adjust to a new situation by embracing appropriate and effective responses that will accomodate the changing situation or embrace people who may be different from them. If they can adapt to the fact that Mary is different from the rest of them and embrace her difference without judging her or feeling irritated by it they will find it easy to actual live with her. Adaptability allows a person to acknowledge and accept the existence of something different from what they are used to and find ways to peacefully live with that.