The Admissions Office at a Public University Could Likely Establish

question 33

True/False

The admissions office at a public university could likely establish a permissible affirmative action policy that awards minority students by bumping up their SAT score by 100 points.

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Definitions:

Anchoring And Adjustment

A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making decisions, with subsequent adjustments made around this anchor.

Availability

The degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is operable and in a committable state at the start of a mission when the mission is called for at an unknown point in time.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision making, not always perfect but useful for practical problem-solving.

Persuasive

The ability to convince others to agree with a viewpoint, idea, or course of action through reasoning and argumentation.