A Judge Is Asked to Rule on a Reverse-Discrimination Case

question 9

Multiple Choice

A judge is asked to rule on a reverse-discrimination case involving an affirmative action plan at a local business. Under which of the following conditions is the judge most likely to rule against the affirmative action plan?

• A) The plan works against the profitability of the company.
• B) The plan benefits one protected group more than another protected group.
• C) There was a strong remedial need for the plan.
• D) The plan harms the majority group among potential applicants.

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Definitions:

Store

To keep or accumulate something for future use.

Environmental Stimuli

Physical or sensory events that occur outside of an organism but which influence its behavior or responses.

Guthrie

Edwin Ray Guthrie, a behaviorist psychologist known for his "contiguity theory" which emphasized that learning occurs through association of stimuli occurring together in time.

Associated Response

A reaction that is commonly linked or connected to a specific trigger or set of conditions.