WGU D357 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR) manager to
consider? - ANS · People's group memberships affect their outcomes, opportunities, and
experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - ANS · The workforce is shrinking
in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - ANS · Racial diversity was associated
with increased sales revenue and more customers.
What are two consequences an organization may face as a result of hiring a diverse workforce
without taking steps to ensure this newly diverse workforce is properly supported? Choose 2
answers. - ANS · Dysfunctional communication processes
· Overqualified workers
Why is it important for hiring managers to provide equal opportunities when screening job
applicants to avoid employment discrimination? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · To prevent the
unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
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, What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees representing
various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Diversity efforts
· Efforts toward reducing exclusion
What are two distinctions between organizations composed of diverse members and
organizations composed of homogeneous members? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Diverse
group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - ANS · Stereotypes are overgeneralizations of
the characteristics of large human groups.
A hiring manager believes women are incompetent at work and makes statements about that
topic but also makes statements implying women must be protected.
Which behavior is this hiring manager displaying? - ANS · Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - ANS True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at work?
Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Minority can refer to a variety of groups in an organization that
have few or no positions of power.
· Nondominant is a more accurate term than minority.
What is the correlation between stereotypes and unconscious processes in the workplace? -
ANS · Stereotypes in the workplace are often formed through both conscious and
unconscious processes.
What are two ways workers might be treated differently due to their age? Choose 2 answers. -
ANS · Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
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100% CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR) manager to
consider? - ANS · People's group memberships affect their outcomes, opportunities, and
experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - ANS · The workforce is shrinking
in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - ANS · Racial diversity was associated
with increased sales revenue and more customers.
What are two consequences an organization may face as a result of hiring a diverse workforce
without taking steps to ensure this newly diverse workforce is properly supported? Choose 2
answers. - ANS · Dysfunctional communication processes
· Overqualified workers
Why is it important for hiring managers to provide equal opportunities when screening job
applicants to avoid employment discrimination? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · To prevent the
unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees representing
various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Diversity efforts
· Efforts toward reducing exclusion
What are two distinctions between organizations composed of diverse members and
organizations composed of homogeneous members? Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Diverse
group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - ANS · Stereotypes are overgeneralizations of
the characteristics of large human groups.
A hiring manager believes women are incompetent at work and makes statements about that
topic but also makes statements implying women must be protected.
Which behavior is this hiring manager displaying? - ANS · Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - ANS True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at work?
Choose 2 answers. - ANS · Minority can refer to a variety of groups in an organization that
have few or no positions of power.
· Nondominant is a more accurate term than minority.
What is the correlation between stereotypes and unconscious processes in the workplace? -
ANS · Stereotypes in the workplace are often formed through both conscious and
unconscious processes.
What are two ways workers might be treated differently due to their age? Choose 2 answers. -
ANS · Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
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