WGU D357 COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Access discrimination. Answer: Denying or limiting access to
opportunities based on certain characteristics, like race, gender, or
disability.
◉ Adverse impact. Answer: When a seemingly neutral policy or
practice disproportionately affects a specific group negatively.
◉ Affinity or employee resource groups. Answer: Voluntary groups
formed by employees to support and advocate for individuals with
shared characteristics or backgrounds.
◉ Age Discrimination Act. Answer: A law protecting individuals
from age-based discrimination in employment.
◉ Age stereotypes. Answer: Preconceived notions or generalizations
based on a person's age.
◉ Ageism. Answer: Discrimination or bias against individuals due to
their age, often targeting older or younger people.
,◉ Agnostic. Answer: Someone who does not assert certainty or
belief in the existence of a higher power or deity.
◉ Allies. Answer: Individuals who actively support and advocate for
marginalized groups.
◉ Ambivalent sexism. Answer: The combination of both hostile and
benevolent attitudes towards women or men, reinforcing gender
inequality.
◉ Amerasian. Answer: A person with both Asian and American
heritage.
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: Legislation protecting
the rights of individuals with disabilities in various aspects of life,
including employment.
◉ Associational discrimination. Answer: Discrimination against an
individual based on their association with a protected group.
◉ Associational stigma. Answer: Negative perceptions or
stereotypes associated with being affiliated with a marginalized
group.
, ◉ Atheist. Answer: Someone who does not believe in the existence
of deities.
◉ Attribution errors. Answer: Mistakenly attributing certain
characteristics or behaviors to an individual or group based on
stereotypes.
◉ Aversive racism. Answer: Subtle, unconscious racial biases and
prejudices exhibited by well-intentioned individuals.
◉ Benevolent sexism. Answer: Subjecting women to subtle,
favorable discrimination based on stereotypes about their gender.
◉ BIPOC. Answer: Acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of
Color, highlighting shared experiences of racial marginalization.
◉ Brain drain. Answer: The emigration of highly skilled or educated
individuals from one place or organization to another.
◉ Bridge employment. Answer: Transitional employment before full
retirement.
◉ Cisgender. Answer: Describes individuals whose gender identity
aligns with their sex assigned at birth.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Access discrimination. Answer: Denying or limiting access to
opportunities based on certain characteristics, like race, gender, or
disability.
◉ Adverse impact. Answer: When a seemingly neutral policy or
practice disproportionately affects a specific group negatively.
◉ Affinity or employee resource groups. Answer: Voluntary groups
formed by employees to support and advocate for individuals with
shared characteristics or backgrounds.
◉ Age Discrimination Act. Answer: A law protecting individuals
from age-based discrimination in employment.
◉ Age stereotypes. Answer: Preconceived notions or generalizations
based on a person's age.
◉ Ageism. Answer: Discrimination or bias against individuals due to
their age, often targeting older or younger people.
,◉ Agnostic. Answer: Someone who does not assert certainty or
belief in the existence of a higher power or deity.
◉ Allies. Answer: Individuals who actively support and advocate for
marginalized groups.
◉ Ambivalent sexism. Answer: The combination of both hostile and
benevolent attitudes towards women or men, reinforcing gender
inequality.
◉ Amerasian. Answer: A person with both Asian and American
heritage.
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: Legislation protecting
the rights of individuals with disabilities in various aspects of life,
including employment.
◉ Associational discrimination. Answer: Discrimination against an
individual based on their association with a protected group.
◉ Associational stigma. Answer: Negative perceptions or
stereotypes associated with being affiliated with a marginalized
group.
, ◉ Atheist. Answer: Someone who does not believe in the existence
of deities.
◉ Attribution errors. Answer: Mistakenly attributing certain
characteristics or behaviors to an individual or group based on
stereotypes.
◉ Aversive racism. Answer: Subtle, unconscious racial biases and
prejudices exhibited by well-intentioned individuals.
◉ Benevolent sexism. Answer: Subjecting women to subtle,
favorable discrimination based on stereotypes about their gender.
◉ BIPOC. Answer: Acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of
Color, highlighting shared experiences of racial marginalization.
◉ Brain drain. Answer: The emigration of highly skilled or educated
individuals from one place or organization to another.
◉ Bridge employment. Answer: Transitional employment before full
retirement.
◉ Cisgender. Answer: Describes individuals whose gender identity
aligns with their sex assigned at birth.
