Rather Than Relying on the EEOC to Prove That an Employer

question 50

Multiple Choice

Rather than relying on the EEOC to prove that an employer intentionally discriminated against an individual, some people argued that it was possible to prove discrimination by

• A) using statistics on the relative numbers of women and minorities hired or promoted by an employer.
• B) relying on expert witnesses.
• C) using competency tests as evidence of a job applicant's suitability for employment or an employee's suitability for promotion.
• D) enlisting the aid of civil rights organizations.

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Definitions:

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior by internalizing societal and parental standards of right and wrong.

Preconscious Mind

Part of the mind that contains information not currently in consciousness but can be easily accessed and brought into awareness.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of basic needs.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality structure that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality, functioning as the executive control.