When Employment Discrimination Results from the Personal Prejudices of Employers

question 73

Multiple Choice

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

• A) competitive forces will tend to reduce discrimination.
• B) the wages of employees who are discriminated against will rise.
• C) an employer who discriminates will have the same costs as those who do not discriminate.
• D) discrimination by an employer will reduce production costs since the employer can pay lower wages.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newly acquired information.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental information and well-learned tasks, requiring little to no cognitive effort.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder where an individual can recall certain information but is unable to remember where, when, or how the information was acquired.

Voicers

Individuals who express opinions, concerns, or suggestions for improvements within an organization.