Vim Applies for a Job at Welding Inc

question 102

Multiple Choice

Vim applies for a job at Welding Inc. She passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring, but Welding discards the results, and Vim is rejected. To successfully defend against a claim for discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the employer must show that

• A)the practice in question was justified.
• B)the employer feared it would be sued if it used the test results.
• C)any discriminatory effect was unintended.
• D)statistically the practice in question is discriminatory in effect.

Analyze the mechanisms through which stereotypes are constructed and perpetuated.

Acknowledge the social and psychological processes involved in intergroup conflict.

Explain the principles of social identity theory and their relevance to intergroup relations.

Understand the effects of minimal group paradigms on group behavior and attitudes.

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The quality of being honest and possessing strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Erikson

A psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings.

Death

The cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism, marking the end of life.