The Programs in Employment That Involve Giving Some Kind of Preference

question 49

Multiple Choice

The programs in employment that involve giving some kind of preference in hiring or promotion to qualified female or minority employees is a/an:

• A)segregation treatment.
• B)four-fifth's treatment.
• C)affirmative action.
• D)criterion-related activity.

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Definitions:

Exposure

A therapeutic technique in psychology where individuals confront their fears by being brought into direct or imagined contact with the feared object, activity, or situation.

Response Prevention

A cognitive-behavioral therapy technique aimed at preventing individuals from performing their typical compulsive behaviors in response to anxiety-provoking stimuli.

Anorexia

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, leading to a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an unrealistic perception of body image.

Death Rate

A measure of mortality for a given population, listed as the number of deaths per unit of time or a particular number of the population.