Matching -Affirmative Action Plan

question 53

Multiple Choice

Matching
-Affirmative action plan

• A) Attempts to gain approval by adhering to traditional police values and norms
• B) A situation in which an employee has to choose between the job and meeting a supervisor's sexual demands
• C) African American officers having to prove to white officers that they are not biased
• D) Women who do not conform to sex-role stereotypes and are labeled
• E) Important for both political and performance reasons of the police department
• F) Attempts to perform her duties in a traditionally feminine manner
• G) The features of the police department that women have a problem relating to
• H) Selecting in rank order those individuals who obtained the highest combined score on an exam
• I) Derived from systematic study of one or more effectiveness criteria
• J) Attempts to remedy past discriminatory practices

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon.

Mental Set

A framework for thinking about a problem based on previous experiences and solutions, which can both aid and limit problem-solving ability.

Auto Lock

A security feature in vehicles or technology devices that automatically locks the device or vehicle after a set period of time or under certain conditions.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.