Fundamentals of Management 6th Edition by Ricky Griffin

Exercise 18

Sex Talk Quiz
Introduction: Research shows that men and women sometimes have trouble communicating effectively with one another at work because they have contrasting values and beliefs about differences between the sexes. The following assessment surveys your beliefs and values about each sex.
Instructions: Mark each statement as either true or false. In some cases, you may find making a decision difficult, but you should force yourself to make a choice.
True/False Questions
_______ 1. Women are more intuitive than men. They have a sixth sense, which is typically called women's intuition.
_______ 2. At business meetings, coworkers are more likely to listen to men than they are to women.
_______ 3. Women are the "talkers." They talk much more than men in group conversations.
_______ 4. Men are the "fast talkers." They talk much more quickly than women.
_______ 5. Men are more outwardly open than women. They use more eye contact and exhibit more friendliness when first meeting someone than do women.
_______ 6. Women are more complimentary and give more praise than men.
_______ 7. Men interrupt more than women and will answer a question even when it is not addressed to them.
_______ 8. Women give more orders and are more demanding in the way they communicate than are men.
_______ 9. In general, men and women laugh at the same things.
_______ 10. When making love, both men and women want to hear the same things from their partner.
_______ 11. Men ask for assistance less often than do women.
_______ 12. Men are harder on themselves and blame themselves more often than do women.
_______ 13. Through their body language, women make themselves less confrontational than men.
_______ 14. Men tend to explain things in greater detail when discussing an incident than do women.
_______ 15. Women tend to touch others more often than men.
_______ 16. Men appear to be more attentive than women when they are listening.
_______ 17. Women and men are equally emotional when they speak.
_______ 18. Men are more likely than women to discuss personal issues.
_______ 19. Men bring up more topics of conversation than do women.
_______ 20. Today we tend to raise our male children the same way we do our female children.
_______ 21. Women tend to confront problems more directly and are likely to bring up the problem first.
_______ 22. Men are livelier speakers who use more body language and facial animation than do women.
_______ 23. Men ask more questions than women.
_______ 24. In general, men and women enjoy talking about similar things.
_______ 25. When asking whether their partner has had an AIDS test or when discussing safe sex, a woman will likely bring up the topic before a man.