Research in the Personal Trainer Context Shows That Job Applicants

question 13

Multiple Choice

Research in the personal trainer context shows that job applicants who are believed to be LGB:

• A) Are considered less qualified than their equally qualified heterosexual counterparts.
• B) Receive less positive attribution ratings than their heterosexual counterparts.
• C) Receive lower hiring recommendations than their heterosexual counterparts.
• D) All of the above.
• E) B and C only.

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Definitions:

Mental Set

The tendency to respond to a new problem with an approach that was successfully used with similar problems.

Linguistic Determinism

The hypothesis that language determines the way we think and perceive the world around us.

Nativist Theory

The theory that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard-wired into the brain at birth.

Empiricist Theory

A philosophical approach emphasizing that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and observation.