Possible Explanations for the Income Differences Between Men and Women

question 54

Multiple Choice

Possible explanations for the income differences between men and women include all but one of the following.

• A)Women are disproportionately employed in lower-paying, lower-status occupations.
• B)Women leave the labour market to care for children and elderly parents and then re-enter it.
• C)Women underestimate their worth to employers and ask for less than their male counterparts.
• D)Men's earnings are largely viewed as supplemental to women's.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors when explaining other people's behavior.

Prejudice

Preconceived opinion or judgment about someone or something that is not based on reason or actual experience.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of behavior to situational factors outside a person.

Lowball Technique

A persuasive tactic in which an initially favorable offer is made, but then terms are changed to be less favorable once initial commitment is achieved.