White-Sounding Names Got More Callbacks Than African-American-Sounding Names, Even When

question 43

Multiple Choice

White-sounding names got more callbacks than African-American-sounding names, even when skills and experience were equal. This is an example of:

• A) passive bias in the workplace.
• B) unconscious bias in the workplace.
• C) both passive bias in the workplace and unconscious bias in the workplace.
• D) diversity.

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