TS Diversity & Inclusive Practices 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Stereotype threat is most likely to negatively affect a learner's performance when:
- The learner is unaware of any stereotypes about their group
- The task is trivial and requires minimal effort
- The learner is reminded of a negative stereotype about their group before a high-stakes task (Correct answer)
- The trainer provides extra encouragement
Correct answer: The learner is reminded of a negative stereotype about their group before a high-stakes task
Stereotype threat is activated when a salient negative stereotype about one's identity group is primed before a meaningful performance situation.
Question 2: Which facilitation technique best mitigates dominant voices in a diverse group discussion?
- Letting participants self-organize
- Structured turn-taking or talking tokens (Correct answer)
- Calling on the quietest person last
- Removing time limits on contributions
Correct answer: Structured turn-taking or talking tokens
Structured turn-taking ensures each participant has equal opportunity to speak regardless of communication style or cultural background.
Question 3: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on:
- Age and disability only
- Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin (Correct answer)
- Sexual orientation and gender identity only
- Veteran status and marital status
Correct answer: Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin in employment.
Question 4: A trainer receives feedback that her training ignored non-binary gender identities. The best corrective action is to:
- Explain that the training was designed for the majority
- Revise examples and pronouns to include gender-neutral language and non-binary scenarios (Correct answer)
- Add a brief disclaimer at the start of the next session
- Refer participants to an external resource
Correct answer: Revise examples and pronouns to include gender-neutral language and non-binary scenarios
Revising content to include gender-neutral language and diverse scenarios directly addresses the inclusion gap.
Question 5: Which approach reflects Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles?
- Designing one ideal learning path and accommodating exceptions separately
- Providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression from the start (Correct answer)
- Focusing exclusively on visual learners since they form the majority
- Simplifying all content to the lowest common denominator
Correct answer: Providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression from the start
UDL builds in multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression proactively to benefit all learners.
Question 6: An employee discloses a learning disability to a trainer privately. The trainer should first:
- Inform the entire team so they can be supportive
- Keep the information confidential and ask how best to support the employee (Correct answer)
- Document it in the public training record
- Refer the employee to HR without further conversation
Correct answer: Keep the information confidential and ask how best to support the employee
Maintaining confidentiality and asking about support needs respects privacy and empowers the learner to guide accommodations.
Question 7: Which concept describes the invisible, weightless knapsack of unearned advantages that members of dominant groups carry?
- Cultural humility
- White privilege (Correct answer)
- Structural racism
- Implicit association
Correct answer: White privilege
Peggy McIntosh's 'invisible knapsack' metaphor describes white privilege as unearned advantages members of dominant racial groups carry without awareness.
TS Diversity & Inclusive Practices 3
Stereotype threat is most likely to negatively affect a learner's performance when: