QUESTION 1

1. The right to be protected against the arbitrary use of authority is:

		just cause.
		due process.
		privacy.
		agency.

5 points

QUESTION 2

1. Knowing that you are being monitored by your employer, you increase your productivity at the workplace. This is known as which of the following?

		Hawthorne effect
		Hypernorm effect
		Flynn effect
		Big Brother effect

5 points

QUESTION 3

1. Risk to employee health and safety for a workplace activity is acceptable when:

		the employee understands and consents to the risk as a condition of employment.
		the probability of harm is no greater than for a commonplace activity.
		the activity passes 20-factor analysis.
		the employer designs the activity in accordance with the principle of paternalism.

5 points

QUESTION 4

1. Employers have the legal right to monitor company email messages except when:

		the employer has explicitly stated it will not monitor emails.
		the content of the email message is personal.
		the employee sends the message after hours.
		the employee has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

5 points

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following is not an example of legislation that protects personal information?

		Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
		Intrusion into Seclusion Act
		Electronic Communication Privacy Act
		Genetic Nondiscrimination Act

5 points

QUESTION 6

1. Decisions or policies made to the advantage of a historically nondominant group and to the disadvantage of a historically dominant group are known as which of the following?

		Affirmative action
		Institutional antiracism
		Reciprocal obligation
		Reverse discrimination

5 points

QUESTION 7

1. According to philosopher George Brenkert, privacy is violated between parties A and B when:

		B comes to know information about A that B should never have known.
		A makes a reasonable effort to conceal information from B.
		B accesses information about A without asking A first or notifying A after the fact.
		A has a reasonable expectation of privacy from B.

5 points

QUESTION 8

1. Informed consent, freedom of speech, and personal freedom are examples of which of the following?

		Privacy rights
		Hypernorms
		Moral free spaces
		Multiculturalism

5 points

QUESTION 9

1. According to the textbook, which one of the following conditions contributes to the classification of a workplace as a sweatshop?

		Suppression of labor unions and collective bargaining
		Income for a 48-hour work week less than the prevailing poverty rate
		Disregard for the environmental impact of unsustainable manufacturing practices
		Workforce consists of greater than 50% child labor

5 points

QUESTION 10

1. An employer has the authority to terminate any employee at any time and for any reason. This legal doctrine is known as which of the following?

		Common-law agency test
		Economic realities test
		Employment at will
		Affirmative action