Which of the Following Is an Example of Discrimination in the Labor

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of discrimination in the labor market?

• A)Women earn less than men because women are more likely to be employed in occupations that pay less, such as elementary school teachers rather than electrical engineers.
• B)Women earn less than men because women have, on average, fewer years of experience in the labor force because women, on average, periodically leave the labor force to raise children.
• C)A pharmaceutical sales company pays women less than men because the company's customers, physicians and pharmacists, say that they prefer to deal with men rather than women.
• D)All of the above are examples of discrimination.

Comprehend the ethical considerations of privacy, accuracy, accessibility, and property in information management.

Recognize recent examples of ethical misbehavior in organizations.

Analyze the implications of inaccuracies in data storage and transmission.

Distinguish between accessibility, accuracy, privacy, and property issues in information systems.

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Cognitive Arousal Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions are determined by a combination of cognitive interpretation of environmental cues and the level of physiological arousal.

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Cognitive-Mediational Theory

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