NCOA DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE TEST 1
2026 FINAL PAPER COMPREHENSIVE
SOLUTION
◉ Collusion. Answer: occurs when people cooperate with others,
knowingly or unknowingly, to reinforce those
behaviors that prevent others from fully entering into the workplace
culture.
◉ Discrimination. Answer: the treatment or consideration of making
a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on the
group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs,
rather than on individual
merit.
◉ Diversity. Answer: defined as a composite of individual
characteristics, experiences, and abilities consistent with the Air
Force Core Values and the Air Force Mission.
◉ Diversity Awareness. Answer: the ability to recognize and respond
to the needs of various groups within an organization to improve
working relationships, productivity, customer satisfaction, and
mission effectiveness.
,◉ Diversity Supportive. Answer: Act Proactively, Leadership-Driven,
Encourage Ownership of Initiatives, Think Inclusively, Mainstream
Diversity
◉ Equal Opportunity. Answer: refers to legal and regulatory
mandates prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, sex,
national origin, religion, age, disability, or reprisal for
participating in the EEO process.
◉ The F.A.I.R Way. Answer: strategy, cultural diversities are carefully
considered because of what they bring to the workplace by way of
your inherent genetic and ethnical differences.
◉ Feedback. Answer: is giving and receiving information on how to
meet expectations.
◉ Perceptions. Answer: are what you experience and observe that
becomes your reality.
◉ Perspectives. Answer: are your position on a particular subject. It
is how you mentally view a situation.
◉ Prejudice. Answer: an adverse or unreasonable opinion or
thought about a person or group without all the facts and usually
based on deeply held beliefs...it's a 'pre-judgment'.
, ◉ Primary Dimension. Answer: includes differences that are inborn
and/
or exert an important impact on your early socialization and have an
ongoing impact throughout your life.
◉ Secondary Dimension. Answer: includes characteristics about
yourself that
can change such as: work ethic, income, marital status, experience,
religious and philosophical beliefs, educational background, and
language abilities.
◉ Social Bias. Answer: usually the effect of your upbringing, values,
pre-existing beliefs, and interests. This makes it impossible for you
to be impartial.
◉ Social Sensitivity. Answer: is one's reception and responsiveness
to the emotions, feelings, personality, temperaments, cultural
differences, values, and beliefs of those around them.
◉ Socio-Behavioral Tendencies (SBTs). Answer: the thought
processes you use to help make sense of the world you live in.
Influenced by your beliefs and values, they define who you are, how
you act or respond to situations, and how you treat others.
2026 FINAL PAPER COMPREHENSIVE
SOLUTION
◉ Collusion. Answer: occurs when people cooperate with others,
knowingly or unknowingly, to reinforce those
behaviors that prevent others from fully entering into the workplace
culture.
◉ Discrimination. Answer: the treatment or consideration of making
a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on the
group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs,
rather than on individual
merit.
◉ Diversity. Answer: defined as a composite of individual
characteristics, experiences, and abilities consistent with the Air
Force Core Values and the Air Force Mission.
◉ Diversity Awareness. Answer: the ability to recognize and respond
to the needs of various groups within an organization to improve
working relationships, productivity, customer satisfaction, and
mission effectiveness.
,◉ Diversity Supportive. Answer: Act Proactively, Leadership-Driven,
Encourage Ownership of Initiatives, Think Inclusively, Mainstream
Diversity
◉ Equal Opportunity. Answer: refers to legal and regulatory
mandates prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, sex,
national origin, religion, age, disability, or reprisal for
participating in the EEO process.
◉ The F.A.I.R Way. Answer: strategy, cultural diversities are carefully
considered because of what they bring to the workplace by way of
your inherent genetic and ethnical differences.
◉ Feedback. Answer: is giving and receiving information on how to
meet expectations.
◉ Perceptions. Answer: are what you experience and observe that
becomes your reality.
◉ Perspectives. Answer: are your position on a particular subject. It
is how you mentally view a situation.
◉ Prejudice. Answer: an adverse or unreasonable opinion or
thought about a person or group without all the facts and usually
based on deeply held beliefs...it's a 'pre-judgment'.
, ◉ Primary Dimension. Answer: includes differences that are inborn
and/
or exert an important impact on your early socialization and have an
ongoing impact throughout your life.
◉ Secondary Dimension. Answer: includes characteristics about
yourself that
can change such as: work ethic, income, marital status, experience,
religious and philosophical beliefs, educational background, and
language abilities.
◉ Social Bias. Answer: usually the effect of your upbringing, values,
pre-existing beliefs, and interests. This makes it impossible for you
to be impartial.
◉ Social Sensitivity. Answer: is one's reception and responsiveness
to the emotions, feelings, personality, temperaments, cultural
differences, values, and beliefs of those around them.
◉ Socio-Behavioral Tendencies (SBTs). Answer: the thought
processes you use to help make sense of the world you live in.
Influenced by your beliefs and values, they define who you are, how
you act or respond to situations, and how you treat others.
