WGU - D357 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR) manager to
consider? - Answers · People's group memberships affect their outcomes, opportunities, and
experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - Answers · The workforce is
shrinking in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - Answers · 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. - Answers · 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. - Answers · To prevent the
unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees representing
various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - Answers · 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. - Answers · Diverse
group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - Answers · 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? - Answers · Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - Answers True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at work?
Choose 2 answers. - Answers · 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? -
Answers · 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. -
Answers · Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
Why might managers be prohibited from engaging in outside activities with their direct
employees? Choose 2 answers. - Answers · It may interfere with an employee's social identity.
· It may increase competition among group members.
What is the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 on wage disparities in the workplace? -
Answers · It has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between women and
men.
What distinguishes affirmative action from quota programs? - Answers · The affirmative action
program does not stipulate that employers have quotas for hiring certain groups.
What indicates that disparate impact has occurred in an organization? - Answers · When an
apparently neutral policy has the effect of discrimination against certain groups
Which term describes when an employer creates working conditions that are difficult and
compels reasonable individuals to resign? - Answers · Constructive discharge
What has research revealed concerning differences in court decisions based on the
demographics of the judge? - Answers · White and minority judges make dissimilar conclusions.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to provide maternity leave and benefits
for pregnant women. - Answers True
What has Title VII of the Civil Rights Act also been interpreted by the courts to cover? Choose 2
answers. - Answers · Gender identity
· Sexual harassment
Describe one way in which the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is inadequate at
addressing age-related discrimination in the workplace. - Answers The ADEA does not protect
individuals under the age of 40. In UK & Australia, all ages are protected.
A company has received complaints from minority groups that it does not value customer
Why are group membership categories important for a Human Resources (HR) manager to
consider? - Answers · People's group memberships affect their outcomes, opportunities, and
experiences.
How have global demographic shifts affected employment? - Answers · The workforce is
shrinking in some countries.
What did Cedric Herring's research on diversity reveal? - Answers · 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. - Answers · 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. - Answers · To prevent the
unrelated personal attributes of candidates from being considered
· To prevent candidates from being discounted due to their group memberships
What is demonstrated when an organization has a large number of employees representing
various backgrounds? Choose 2 answers. - Answers · 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. - Answers · Diverse
group members pay more attention in interactions than homogeneous groups.
· Diverse members produce higher-quality ideas.
What defines stereotypes in the workplace? - Answers · 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? - Answers · Ambivalent sexism
Benevolent sexism is harmful to women despite its benevolent label. - Answers True
Which two statements depict the differences between minority and majority groups at work?
Choose 2 answers. - Answers · 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? -
Answers · 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. -
Answers · Younger workers are often preferred over older workers.
· Older workers hold more high-status, high-paying jobs than younger workers.
Why might managers be prohibited from engaging in outside activities with their direct
employees? Choose 2 answers. - Answers · It may interfere with an employee's social identity.
· It may increase competition among group members.
What is the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 on wage disparities in the workplace? -
Answers · It has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between women and
men.
What distinguishes affirmative action from quota programs? - Answers · The affirmative action
program does not stipulate that employers have quotas for hiring certain groups.
What indicates that disparate impact has occurred in an organization? - Answers · When an
apparently neutral policy has the effect of discrimination against certain groups
Which term describes when an employer creates working conditions that are difficult and
compels reasonable individuals to resign? - Answers · Constructive discharge
What has research revealed concerning differences in court decisions based on the
demographics of the judge? - Answers · White and minority judges make dissimilar conclusions.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to provide maternity leave and benefits
for pregnant women. - Answers True
What has Title VII of the Civil Rights Act also been interpreted by the courts to cover? Choose 2
answers. - Answers · Gender identity
· Sexual harassment
Describe one way in which the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is inadequate at
addressing age-related discrimination in the workplace. - Answers The ADEA does not protect
individuals under the age of 40. In UK & Australia, all ages are protected.
A company has received complaints from minority groups that it does not value customer
