Culture often influences people's perception of:

a. The amount of talk considered appropriate.

b. The value placed on silence.

c. Whether direct disagreement is seen as positive or negative.

d. All of these are correct.

d. All of these are correct.

Explanation:

Culture often influences people's perception of the amount of talk considered appropriate, the value placed on silence and whether direct disagreement is seen as positive or negative. Culture can be defined as the beliefs, values, language system, communication and the practices, rituals held in a society. Culture also comprises of the material objects which are present in any society such as big houses, big offices, luxurious cars etc. Putting it simply, culture can be defined as the way how people live in a society which forms its culture. How people talk in a society, how much value they placed on silence and whether the disagreement is seen as positive or negative are all part of a culture.