Why Was the Use of Numerical Goals Legal in the Preferential

question 90

Multiple Choice

Why was the use of numerical goals legal in the preferential hiring of women and minorities in the federal government?

• A) It was not legal.
• B) It was necessary to have quotas to make the employers hire these groups.
• C) The goals were not binding quotas.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Observable Behavior

Actions or reactions of an individual in various situations that are visible and measurable, often used in behavioral psychology for analysis.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychotherapist.

Behaviorism

A theory in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors as the primary subject matter and views all behaviors as responses to stimuli in the environment, with little emphasis on mental states.

B. F. Skinner

An American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.