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2026 WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TERMS EXAM
BANK ALL COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING
(319) QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
WGU D351
Prepare for your WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource
Management Terms Exam with this focused study guide
designed for students at Western Governors University. It covers
key HR terms and concepts, including recruitment, selection,
performance management, compensation, employee relations,
and compliance. Emphasizes understanding definitions,
practical application, and proper use of HR terminology.
Suitable for students preparing for the D351 terms assessment
in human resource management.
Marginal job functions ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Those
functions that may be performed on the job but need not be
performed by all holders of the job
Mechanistic job design ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Designing jobs around the concepts of task specialization,
skill simplification, and repetition
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Mediator ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A neutral third party
who helps resolve a conflict but has no authority to impose a
solution to the conflict
Merit pay ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A program to reward
top performers with increases in their annual wage that carry
over from year to year
Minimum wage ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The lowest
hourly rate of pay generally permissible by federal law
Mission statement ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A statement
laying out our expectation of what we're going to do in order
to become the organization we have envisioned
Motivation ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The willingness to
achieve organizational objectives
Motivational job design ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Designing jobs by focusing on the job characteristics that
affect the psychological meaning and motivational potential
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of the job; this approach views attitudinal variables as the
most important outcomes of job design
Multiple-hurdle selection model ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Model requiring that each applicant must pass a particular
selection test in order to go on to the next test
Narrative method or form ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Method in which the manager is required to write a
statement about the employee's performance
Needs assessment ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process
of analyzing the difference between what is currently
occurring within a job or jobs and what is required—either
now or in the future—based on the organization's operations
and strategic goals
Negative reinforcement ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Withdrawal of a harmful thing from the environment in
response to a positive action on the part of the subject
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Negligent hire ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A legal concept
that says if the organization hires someone who may pose a
danger to coworkers, customers, suppliers, or other third
parties and if that person then harms someone else in the
course of working for the company, then the company can
be held liable for the individual's actions
Negotiating ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A process in which
two or more parties in conflict attempt to come to an
agreement
Objectives ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Statements of what
is to be accomplished in singular, specific, and measurable
terms, with a target date
Onboarding ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process of
introducing new employees to the organization and their
jobs
Onshoring ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process of
shuttering operations in other countries and bringing work
back to the home country
2026 WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TERMS EXAM
BANK ALL COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING
(319) QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
WGU D351
Prepare for your WGU D351 Functions of Human Resource
Management Terms Exam with this focused study guide
designed for students at Western Governors University. It covers
key HR terms and concepts, including recruitment, selection,
performance management, compensation, employee relations,
and compliance. Emphasizes understanding definitions,
practical application, and proper use of HR terminology.
Suitable for students preparing for the D351 terms assessment
in human resource management.
Marginal job functions ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Those
functions that may be performed on the job but need not be
performed by all holders of the job
Mechanistic job design ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Designing jobs around the concepts of task specialization,
skill simplification, and repetition
, Page 2 of 68
Mediator ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A neutral third party
who helps resolve a conflict but has no authority to impose a
solution to the conflict
Merit pay ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A program to reward
top performers with increases in their annual wage that carry
over from year to year
Minimum wage ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The lowest
hourly rate of pay generally permissible by federal law
Mission statement ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A statement
laying out our expectation of what we're going to do in order
to become the organization we have envisioned
Motivation ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The willingness to
achieve organizational objectives
Motivational job design ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Designing jobs by focusing on the job characteristics that
affect the psychological meaning and motivational potential
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of the job; this approach views attitudinal variables as the
most important outcomes of job design
Multiple-hurdle selection model ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Model requiring that each applicant must pass a particular
selection test in order to go on to the next test
Narrative method or form ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Method in which the manager is required to write a
statement about the employee's performance
Needs assessment ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process
of analyzing the difference between what is currently
occurring within a job or jobs and what is required—either
now or in the future—based on the organization's operations
and strategic goals
Negative reinforcement ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Withdrawal of a harmful thing from the environment in
response to a positive action on the part of the subject
, Page 4 of 68
Negligent hire ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A legal concept
that says if the organization hires someone who may pose a
danger to coworkers, customers, suppliers, or other third
parties and if that person then harms someone else in the
course of working for the company, then the company can
be held liable for the individual's actions
Negotiating ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A process in which
two or more parties in conflict attempt to come to an
agreement
Objectives ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Statements of what
is to be accomplished in singular, specific, and measurable
terms, with a target date
Onboarding ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process of
introducing new employees to the organization and their
jobs
Onshoring ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The process of
shuttering operations in other countries and bringing work
back to the home country
