If a Person Who Is a Reference Gives Negative Information

question 63

Multiple Choice

If a person who is a reference gives negative information about a job candidate, there is a chance the candidate will claim ________, meaning the person damaged the applicant's reputation by making statements that cannot be proved truthful.

• A) defamation
• B) misappropriation
• C) fraud
• D) misrepresentation
• E) negligence

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Definitions:

Implicit Association Tests (IAT)

Psychological assessments that measure the strength of associations between concepts in one's memory, revealing unconscious biases.

Reaction Time

The amount of time taken to respond to a stimulus, often used as a measure of sensory and mental processing speed.

Subtle Prejudices

Implicit biases or forms of discrimination that are not overt or openly expressed.

Internal Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic, rather than to outside forces.