Cohesiveness Pretest

Before your meeting cohesiveness training, please take a moment to tell us your name and to fill out this quick pre-test.  This will help us to identify what material we need to cover in these modules.  After you have finished the pre-test, please click submit.  You will be taken to a page that will give you a link to the module.  Thank you for your interest in cohesiveness!

Name

Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement below.

Organizations can facilitate feelings of relatedness among members by providing opportunities to engage in enjoyable and interesting activities.

• Agree
• Disagree

The need for autonomy must be satisfied BEFORE the needs for competence and relatedness can be satisfied.

• Agree
• Disagree

People who are satisfied with their interpersonal conections are generally healthier.

• Agree
• Disagree

The only way to satisfy the need for relatedness is by going to parties and other social gatherings.

• Agree
• Disagree

Organizations should allow members to choose how involved they want to be.

• Agree
• Disagree

Leaders should avoid group discussions that may get heated because it may make the group less cohesive.

• Agree
• Disagree

If only a few people show up for an informal gathering, it probably means that members are not interested in socializing outside of meetings.

• Agree
• Disagree

Organizations should avoid making social gatherings mandatory.

• Agree
• Disagree

What is the best way for organizations to facilitate relatedness with social gatherings?

• Provide a variety of activities that incorporate many people's interests.
• Choose one activity that most people agre upon and make it a monthly social event.
• Provide a variety of activities that incorporate many interests, that range in size from small to large gatherings.
• No planned gatherings, just let people naturally gather and interact if they want to.

For this next set of questions, please indicate the extent to which you engage in each of these behaviors, using the following scale:

N/A- Not applicable to me (no opportunity to engage in this behavior)

1- I've never done this before.

2-I have done this before, but rarely.

3-I have done this occasionally.

4-I do this on a regular basis.

5-I do this often.

Require members to attend the events that I plan or coordinate.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Provide a variety of ways for members to interact with each other.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Plan large, organization-wide activities.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Provide members opportunities for one-on-one interaction with each other.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

At events, steer the conversation away from meaningful discussions that may get heated.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Provide members time to discuss current events or campus issues.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Facilitate discussions with other members about common interests.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Set rules that encourage respect for others' opinions.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Stick to scheduling activities that are meaningful in some way, and avoid activities that are only for fun.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Allow for social time before or after meeting.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Make mandatory events more interesting through competition or other changes.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Avoid making all social events mandatory.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Welcome all members to participate in events.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Provide social activities for members who may not enjoy large gatherings.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A

Set up a mentoring (e.g., big brother/big sister) program for new members.

1 2 3 4 5 N/A