When Employment Discrimination Results from the Personal Prejudices of Employers

question 41

Multiple Choice

When employment discrimination results from the personal prejudices of employers, economic theory suggests that

• A) it is costless for employers to discriminate against groups they do not like.
• B) the wages of employees who are discriminated against will actually rise.
• C) an employer who discriminates will experience higher costs.
• D) discrimination by an employer will reduce production costs since the employer can pay lower wages.

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Definitions:

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept introduced by Lev Vygotsky that describes the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Language Comprehension

The ability to understand spoken or written language and extract meaning from it.

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain, located in the temporal lobe, critical for the comprehension of spoken language.

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the brain associated with speech production and language processing.