CDT Study Guide 2026

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📚 CDT Topics to Study (69)

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1. Which training modality is MOST effective for helping participants practice interrupting microaggressions in real-time?
Role-play scenarios with coached feedback and debrief

Role-play with feedback builds the muscle memory and confidence needed to intervene in the moment, which passive learning methods cannot develop.

2. An organization's DEI professional development plan lacks metrics for success. The most appropriate corrective action is to:
Define leading and lagging indicators tied to specific DEI outcomes

Leading indicators (e.g., participation rates, knowledge gains) and lagging indicators (e.g., promotion equity, retention gaps) together create a complete measurement framework.

3. When designing DEI training for neurodiverse participants, which accommodation is MOST universally beneficial?
Providing session agendas in advance and offering sensory-friendly spaces

Advance agendas reduce uncertainty and sensory-friendly spaces support regulation, benefiting neurodiverse participants without requiring disclosure.

4. In Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, the 'Uncertainty Avoidance' dimension measures:
The degree to which people feel threatened by ambiguity and unknown situations

Uncertainty Avoidance reflects a society's tolerance for ambiguity and the extent to which members feel uncomfortable with uncertainty, influencing rules, structure, and risk-taking.

5. In program evaluation, 'triangulation' refers to:
Combining multiple data sources or methods to cross-validate findings

Triangulation strengthens evaluation credibility by checking whether findings are consistent across different methods, data sources, or evaluators.

6. A diversity trainer facilitating a session on microaggressions should emphasize that bystanders who witness microaggressions should FIRST:
Assess the safety of the situation and check in with the target

Bystanders should first assess safety and check in with the target, as the affected person's needs and preferences should guide the response strategy.

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