VII. Extra Credit: Quiz

Take one of these quizzes and write a one-page reflection on your results referring to at least THREE concepts in the chapter (10 points).

Quiz 1: Testing Maintenance of Peer Relationships

Thinking about your collegial and special peer relationships, read the following statements. For each, rate your agreement using a scale of 1 to 7. A rating of 1 means you strongly disagree, 4 means you’re neutral, and 7 means you strongly agree. When you’re finished, total up your score and interpret it below.

______ I try to communicate in an upbeat, positive fashion toward my peers.

______ I try to build my peers up by giving them compliments.

______ I enjoy doing unsolicited favors for my peers, such as bringing them coffee or lunch or helping them out with work projects.

______ I strive to communicate in consistent, reliable ways with my peers.

______ If a peer shares something with me in confidence, I honor that confidentiality by not sharing the information with others.

______ I try to always keep promises I’ve made to my peers.

______ I regularly let my peers know that I consider them not just coworkers but friends.

______ I do things to convey to my peers that even if we didn’t work together, we’d still be friends.

______ I strive to communicate with my peers in ways that show I value them as unique people rather than just as coworkers.

______ I try to be there for my peers—willing to talk with them about their personal and workrelated concerns.

Scoring: 10–29: low maintenance; 30–49: average maintenance; 50–70: high effort.

Quiz 2: Perception of Sexual Harassment

Read the following statements and decide if you consider each behavior harmless, uncertain, or severe sexual harassment. Check your perceptions in the key below.

______ 1. Your supervisor touches or pats your private parts.

______ 2. Your supervisor requests sexual favors in exchange for rewards and perks.

______ 3. Your supervisor repeatedly asks you out on a date, even after you make it clear you’re not interested.

______ 4. Your supervisor makes sexually suggestive remarks or gestures to you.

______ 5. Your supervisor shows you sexually suggestive visuals.

______ 6. Your supervisor tells you sexually oriented jokes.

______ 7. Your supervisor asks you to run a personal errand.

______ 8. Your supervisor tells sexually explicit jokes in your proximity.

______ 9. Your supervisor touches or pats nonsexual parts of your body.

______ 10. Your supervisor asks you for a date.

______ 11. Your supervisor pays for your meal.

______ 12. Your supervisor helps you with physically demanding work.

Scoring: Most people rate statements 1–3 severe, 4–7 uncertain, and 8–12 harmless.

Colloquium 3: the paper