When a person realizes that he or she is not experiencing success in intercultural interactions, but is not sure why, it is a case of:

 The correct answer is : conscious incompetence.

Explanation:  Conscious incompetence is when we recognize that we are incompetent and most likely we are ready to learn. It is the most important phase for an apprentice and a teacher. One of the bases of conscious incompetence is the ease of doing things automatically or semi-automatically.

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