Knowing That the Average General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Scores

question 11

Multiple Choice

Knowing that the average General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) scores of minority groups differed from the scores of other groups, why did the amended Civil Rights Act of 1991 make it illegal to use GATB scores to make referrals to employers?

• A) More minorities were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required treating all groups equally.
• B) More minorities were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required giving Whites compensatory advantages.
• C) More Whites were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required treating all groups equally.
• D) More Whites were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required giving the disadvantaged compensatory advantages.

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