Question 1

Which of the following acts grants access to sensitive data with only a court order rather than a judicial warrant and imposes or enhances civil and criminal penalties for knowingly or intentionally aiding terrorists?

Accepted Answer

The USA PATRIOT Act grants access to sensitive data with only a court order rather than a judicial warrant and imposes or enhances civil and criminal penalties for knowingly or intentionally aiding terrorists.

Question 2

Employees will be on their best behavior during phone calls if they know that those calls are being monitored. Identify this effect of employee monitoring.

Accepted Answer

By telling the employees which calls are being monitored, they may be sure to be on their best behavior during those calls. This effect of employer monitoring is termed the "Hawthorne Effect": Workers are found to be more productive based on the psychological stimulus of being singled out, which makes them feel more important.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring may arguably constrain effective performance since it can cause increased stress and pressure, negatively impacting performance and having the potential to cause physical disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the "Hawthorne Effect"?

Accepted Answer

Workers are found to be more productive based on the psychological stimulus of being singled out, which makes them feel more important. In other words, merely knowing one is being studied might make one a better worker. This effect of employer monitoring is termed the "Hawthorne Effect."

Question 5

Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act provides roving surveillance authority under the:

Accepted Answer

Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act provides roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to track individuals. (FISA investigations are not subject to Fourth Amendment standards but are instead governed by the requirement that the search serve "a significant purpose.")

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the USA PATRIOT Act?

Accepted Answer

The USA PATRIOT Act expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology, including workplace surveillance, and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 7

Identify the act that expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology, including workplace surveillance, and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Accepted Answer

The most public and publicized of these modifications was the adoption and implementation of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001. The USA PATRIOT Act expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology, including workplace surveillance, and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Question 8

Some companies have a(n) _____ policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker on the basis of the spouse's working at the same firm.

Accepted Answer

Though workers might be protected based on marital status, they are not necessarily protected against adverse action based on the identity of the person they married. For instance, some companies might have an anti-nepotism policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker on the basis of the spouse's working at the same firm.

Question 9

The impact of ECPA is to punish electronic monitoring only by _____ and not by employers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The impact of ECPA is to punish...

Question 10

Which of the following about the regulation of off-work acts in the U.S. is true?

Accepted Answer

Laws that protect against discrimination based on marital status exist in just under half of the states.

Question 11

Identify the policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker whose spouse works at a competing firm.

Accepted Answer

Some companies might have a conflict-of-interest policy under which the employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker whose spouse works at a competing firm.

Question 12

According to philosopher Patricia Werhane, for an individual to expect respect for her or his personal autonomy, that individual has a _____ to respect the autonomy of others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to philosopher Patricia Werhane, for an...

Question 13

Which of the following is a disadvantage of monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring may arguably constrain effective performance since it can cause increased stress and pressure, negatively impacting performance and having the potential to cause physical disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Question 14

If an employee's weight is evidence of or results from a disability, the employer must explore whether the worker is otherwise qualified for the position. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the individual is considered "otherwise qualified" if she or he:

Accepted Answer

If an employee's weight is evidence of or results from a disability, the employer must explore whether the worker is otherwise qualified for the position. Under the ADA, the individual is considered "otherwise qualified" if she or he can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Question 15

With regard to medical information specifically, employers' decisions are not only governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act but also restricted by the _____ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of With regard to medical information specifically, employers'...

Question 16

"Invasion of privacy" claim developed through case law called " _____ ".

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Invasion of privacy" claim developed through case...

Question 17

Most statutes or common law decisions provide for employer defenses for all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Most statutes or common law decisions provide for employer defenses for those rules that (a) are reasonably and rationally related to the employment activities of a particular employee, (b) constitute a "bona fide occupational requirement," meaning a rule that is reasonably related to that particular position, or (c) are necessary to avoid a conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest.

Question 18

The rise of social media and social networking use in recent years has given rise to the evolution of _____ monitoring.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rise of social media and social...

Question 19

The advent of new _____ challenges privacy in ways that people could never before imagine.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The advent of new _____ challenges privacy...

Question 20

An employer can resolve the concerns related to the "Hawthorne Effect" through:

Accepted Answer

Workers are found to be more productive based on the psychological stimulus of being singled out, which makes them feel more important. This effect of employer monitoring is termed the "Hawthorne Effect." Random, anonymous monitoring resolves these employers' concerns (but not those of the worker).

Quiz 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace