What Conclusion Did Carl Word and His Associates Arrive at After

question 66

Multiple Choice

What conclusion did Carl Word and his associates arrive at after conducting experiments on whites interviewing minorities for a job?

• A) White male interviewers spent more time with blacks in the interviewing because they did not want to be labeled as prejudicial.
• B) White male interviewers spent more time with women in the interviews because they were aware of affirmative action.
• C) White male interviewers spent less time with blacks and sat farther away, which caused the interviewee to become more nervous.
• D) White male interviewers spent less time with women but more time with blacks because all the blacks were males and the interviewers identified more with the males than females.

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