HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WGU
C232 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ BFOQ. Answer: Bona fide occupational qualifications are
employment qualifications that employers are permitted to consider
while making decisions about hiring and retaining employees. However,
consideration of these qualities in any other contexts might be deemed
discriminatory
⩥ Affirmative Action. Answer: Affirmative action is any action taken by
an employer to overcome discriminatory effects of past or current
practices or policies that create barriers to equal employment
opportunity.
⩥ Affordable Care Act (ACA). Answer: A federal law passed in 2010,
which prohibits insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-
existing conditions, sets minimum standards for health insurance
policies, includes an individual mandate for individuals to have a health
insurance policy, and expands Medicaid eligibility for many individuals
and families.
⩥ Age Discrimination. Answer: The denial of rights or privileges or
other unfair treatment of someone (an applicant or employee) because of
age.
,⩥ Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Answer: A
federal law that protects workers age 40 and older from employment
discrimination based on their age.
⩥ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Answer: A federal
law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA
ensures equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in all aspects
of employment as well as in other public services.
⩥ Application. Answer: A screening instrument that gathers a large
amount of applicant biographical and vocational information for
relatively little cost.
⩥ Baby Boomers. Answer: People born between 1946 and 1964; in
general, they greatly value loyalty, financial security, stability, and a
positive work ethic.
⩥ Background Checks. Answer: Used to verify job-related requirements
of the applicant, background checks include reviewing items such as
driving record, criminal record, credit history, and academic records.
⩥ Business Ethics. Answer: The values and principles that are used to
evaluate whether the collective behavior of an organization's members is
appropriate.
,⩥ Cash Plan. Answer: Provides for payment of profit shares at regular
intervals.
⩥ Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer: Comprehensive civil rights
legislation, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which
prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin.
⩥ Civil Rights Act of 1991. Answer: This Act allows for compensatory
and punitive damages for violations of Title VII.
⩥ Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, and 1871. Answer: These acts
prohibit employers from discriminating against minorities.
⩥ Content Validity. Answer: Method used to confirm that a selection test
measures what it is intended to measure by comparing the test to the job
description (knowledge, skills, and abilities required to complete a job).
⩥ Correlation Coefficient. Answer: The correlation coefficient reflects
the stability of a test over time—the higher the coefficient of stability,
the more reliable the measure.
, ⩥ Culture. Answer: A culture represents an organization's value system.
It includes factors such as employees' willingness to work, their ethics,
how the organization thinks they should be treated, and so on.
⩥ Reliability. Answer: The consistency or stability of a selection
instrument
⩥ Validity. Answer: How accurately and precisely a measure assesses an
attribute; it assumes the appropriateness of using a given measuring
device for drawing inferences about the criteria
⩥ Demand. Answer: The number and types of employees you will need
to achieve the organization's strategic mission
⩥ Supply. Answer: The number and types of employees who will be
available now or in the future to fill the jobs
⩥ Defined Benefit Plan. Answer: A retirement plan in which the
employer commits (and pays) a specific monthly benefit (or amount) to
the employee when the employee retires.
⩥ Defined Contribution Plan. Answer: A retirement plan in which the
employer pays a specific amount, or contribution, to an employee's
retirement during each pay period that the employee is with the firm.
C232 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ BFOQ. Answer: Bona fide occupational qualifications are
employment qualifications that employers are permitted to consider
while making decisions about hiring and retaining employees. However,
consideration of these qualities in any other contexts might be deemed
discriminatory
⩥ Affirmative Action. Answer: Affirmative action is any action taken by
an employer to overcome discriminatory effects of past or current
practices or policies that create barriers to equal employment
opportunity.
⩥ Affordable Care Act (ACA). Answer: A federal law passed in 2010,
which prohibits insurers from denying coverage to individuals with pre-
existing conditions, sets minimum standards for health insurance
policies, includes an individual mandate for individuals to have a health
insurance policy, and expands Medicaid eligibility for many individuals
and families.
⩥ Age Discrimination. Answer: The denial of rights or privileges or
other unfair treatment of someone (an applicant or employee) because of
age.
,⩥ Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Answer: A
federal law that protects workers age 40 and older from employment
discrimination based on their age.
⩥ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Answer: A federal
law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA
ensures equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in all aspects
of employment as well as in other public services.
⩥ Application. Answer: A screening instrument that gathers a large
amount of applicant biographical and vocational information for
relatively little cost.
⩥ Baby Boomers. Answer: People born between 1946 and 1964; in
general, they greatly value loyalty, financial security, stability, and a
positive work ethic.
⩥ Background Checks. Answer: Used to verify job-related requirements
of the applicant, background checks include reviewing items such as
driving record, criminal record, credit history, and academic records.
⩥ Business Ethics. Answer: The values and principles that are used to
evaluate whether the collective behavior of an organization's members is
appropriate.
,⩥ Cash Plan. Answer: Provides for payment of profit shares at regular
intervals.
⩥ Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer: Comprehensive civil rights
legislation, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which
prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin.
⩥ Civil Rights Act of 1991. Answer: This Act allows for compensatory
and punitive damages for violations of Title VII.
⩥ Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, and 1871. Answer: These acts
prohibit employers from discriminating against minorities.
⩥ Content Validity. Answer: Method used to confirm that a selection test
measures what it is intended to measure by comparing the test to the job
description (knowledge, skills, and abilities required to complete a job).
⩥ Correlation Coefficient. Answer: The correlation coefficient reflects
the stability of a test over time—the higher the coefficient of stability,
the more reliable the measure.
, ⩥ Culture. Answer: A culture represents an organization's value system.
It includes factors such as employees' willingness to work, their ethics,
how the organization thinks they should be treated, and so on.
⩥ Reliability. Answer: The consistency or stability of a selection
instrument
⩥ Validity. Answer: How accurately and precisely a measure assesses an
attribute; it assumes the appropriateness of using a given measuring
device for drawing inferences about the criteria
⩥ Demand. Answer: The number and types of employees you will need
to achieve the organization's strategic mission
⩥ Supply. Answer: The number and types of employees who will be
available now or in the future to fill the jobs
⩥ Defined Benefit Plan. Answer: A retirement plan in which the
employer commits (and pays) a specific monthly benefit (or amount) to
the employee when the employee retires.
⩥ Defined Contribution Plan. Answer: A retirement plan in which the
employer pays a specific amount, or contribution, to an employee's
retirement during each pay period that the employee is with the firm.
