BUS 203 Final Exam Questions)
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According to federal guidelines for Affirmative Action Programs, companies
should consider lowering their standards for hiring and promotion to ensure
better representation of women and minorities. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Your textbook discusses a study in which white participants made
judgments about white and black job candidates based on the person's
credentials. The results indicated that the participants tended - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔to make similar decisions about whether to hire white and black
candidates except when the qualifications were ambiguous, in which case
they chose white candidates at higher rates than black candidates.
,Companies in the U.S. have the option of requiring employees to retire
once they reach age 65. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Which of the following is true of the workforce in the U.S.? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The majority of women who are mothers are currently employed, and
that is true even when the children are under the age of three.
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of
multiple corporations. This is especially the case for - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔African American males
The purpose of an Affirmative Action Program is to ensure that you get the
best out of all of your employees by training people to work well together
and live up to their potential - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Your "social identity" is based on the groups to which you belong, where
your membership in that group has emotional significance. One's racial
identity is likely to be more important for the social identity of blacks and
Asians than it is for whites. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
The boards of directors that oversee corporations are required by law to
have at least 25% of members be women, Hispanics, and/or racial
minorities - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
,What name is given to organizations that work to ensure that employees of
all backgrounds feel valued, learn to work well together, and are
empowered to do reach their potential? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Multicultural
organizations
The Watson et al. study (discussed in a video lecture) that compared
homogeneous and diverse groups defined diverse groups as ones whose
members differed in - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔race, ethnicity, and country of birth
Which of the following individuals would have a good chance of succeeding
in an age discrimination law suit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A 42-year-old job
candidate who is told "Sorry, we think someone younger than you would
probably do better in this position."
**side-note: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age
discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect
workers under the age of 40, ***
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of
multiple corporations. This is especially the case for - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔AA
males
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, The study on "whitened resumes" found that resumes from Black and
Asian job candidates were most likely to result in a call back for a job
interview IF - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔race was disguised on the resume that was
submitted.
Which of the following 8-person groups has what your textbook refers to as
a "faultline"? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
When a company adopts an Affirmative Action Program, it sets hiring
quotas to ensure that the percentages of women and minority group
members in the company reflect the percentages in the local population. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False
With an Affirmative Action Program, a company takes extra steps to try to
recruit, promote, and retain individuals in disadvantaged groups, such as
racial minorities, women, and people with disabilities. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔True
All companies in the U.S. must have Affirmative Action Programs. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False
The Watson et al. study (discussed in a video lecture) that compared
homogeneous and diverse groups defined homogeneous groups as ones
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According to federal guidelines for Affirmative Action Programs, companies
should consider lowering their standards for hiring and promotion to ensure
better representation of women and minorities. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Your textbook discusses a study in which white participants made
judgments about white and black job candidates based on the person's
credentials. The results indicated that the participants tended - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔to make similar decisions about whether to hire white and black
candidates except when the qualifications were ambiguous, in which case
they chose white candidates at higher rates than black candidates.
,Companies in the U.S. have the option of requiring employees to retire
once they reach age 65. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Which of the following is true of the workforce in the U.S.? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The majority of women who are mothers are currently employed, and
that is true even when the children are under the age of three.
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of
multiple corporations. This is especially the case for - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔African American males
The purpose of an Affirmative Action Program is to ensure that you get the
best out of all of your employees by training people to work well together
and live up to their potential - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Your "social identity" is based on the groups to which you belong, where
your membership in that group has emotional significance. One's racial
identity is likely to be more important for the social identity of blacks and
Asians than it is for whites. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
The boards of directors that oversee corporations are required by law to
have at least 25% of members be women, Hispanics, and/or racial
minorities - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
,What name is given to organizations that work to ensure that employees of
all backgrounds feel valued, learn to work well together, and are
empowered to do reach their potential? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Multicultural
organizations
The Watson et al. study (discussed in a video lecture) that compared
homogeneous and diverse groups defined diverse groups as ones whose
members differed in - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔race, ethnicity, and country of birth
Which of the following individuals would have a good chance of succeeding
in an age discrimination law suit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A 42-year-old job
candidate who is told "Sorry, we think someone younger than you would
probably do better in this position."
**side-note: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age
discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect
workers under the age of 40, ***
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of
multiple corporations. This is especially the case for - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔AA
males
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The study on "whitened resumes" found that resumes from Black and
Asian job candidates were most likely to result in a call back for a job
interview IF - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔race was disguised on the resume that was
submitted.
Which of the following 8-person groups has what your textbook refers to as
a "faultline"? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
When a company adopts an Affirmative Action Program, it sets hiring
quotas to ensure that the percentages of women and minority group
members in the company reflect the percentages in the local population. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False
With an Affirmative Action Program, a company takes extra steps to try to
recruit, promote, and retain individuals in disadvantaged groups, such as
racial minorities, women, and people with disabilities. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔True
All companies in the U.S. must have Affirmative Action Programs. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔False
The Watson et al. study (discussed in a video lecture) that compared
homogeneous and diverse groups defined homogeneous groups as ones
