True / False Questions (2 points each)

1. The identity-based differences include such things as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and age. TrueFalse

2. Women constitute approximately 53% of the workforce compared to approximately 47% for men. TrueFalse

3. One downside of diverse teams, according to research, is that they enhance groupthink. TrueFalse

4. Access discrimination involves discrimination that manifests itself in ways that are not visible or readily identifiable, yet is serious because it can impact interpersonal interactions between employees, employees and customers, and other important workplace relationships. TrueFalse

5. Researchers contend that physical diversity characteristics such as race, age, or sex positively influence performance because team members contribute unique cognitive attributes based on their experiences stemming from their demographic background. TrueFalse

6. The integration-and-learning perspective posits that the different life experiences, skills, and perspectives that members of diverse cultural identity groups possess can be a valuable resource in the context of work groups. TrueFalse

7. Unfortunately, research has shown that racially diverse firms have poorer financial performance than more homogeneous firms. TrueFalse