Which of the Following Statements Is True of Affirmative Action

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of affirmative action?

• A) Affirmative action requires employers to remove qualified whites and males from their jobs and give these jobs to minorities.
• B) Workplace productivity and efficiency do not suffer under affirmative action plans.
• C) Under affirmative action, an applicant can simply be a female or a minority to be placed in a job.
• D) Minorities and females cannot be terminated from their jobs for any cause under affirmative action plans.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.