HOFSTEDE'S UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE INDEX QUIZ

Uncertainty avoidance is the extent to which a member of society feels threatened by ​ (a)   ​ ​or unknown situation

• an ambiguous
• a risk
• a prediction
• a stranger

In societies with a high UAI score, uncertainty is viewed as a threat and must be fought​ (a)  

• TRUE
• FALSE

In societies with a low​ UAI score, uncertainty is viewed as a normal part of life and thus accepted. ​ (a)  

• FALSE
• TRUE

In societies with a low UAI score, there is less stress among members of the society. ​ (a)  

• TRUE
• FALSE

In societies with a low UAI score, changing jobs or career shifts is more common among members of the society. ​ (a)  

• TRUE
• FALSE

In Uncertainty accepting societies, differences are viewed with curiosity whilst, in Uncertainty avoidance societies, differences are considered as dangerous. ​ (a)  

• TRUE
• FALSE

Innovations such as technological innovations are often more slowly accepted in ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Uncertainty Accepting society
• Uncertainty Avoidance society

More alcoholism and the importance of the ability to identify members in society (e.g. having an ID card) are characteristics of a ​society with a (a)   score

• low UIA
• high UIA

In healthcare settings, there are more nurses than doctors in a ​society with a (a)   score

• low UIA
• high UIA

People tend to be more zenophobic in a ​society with a (a)   score

• low UIA
• high UIA