Which of the Following Is an Example of a Prejudice

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a prejudice?

• A) not hiring someone because of their ethnicity
• B) giving African Americans higher mortgage interest rates
• C) only searching people of certain ethnicities at the airport
• D) believing that Asians are better at math
• E) making fun of classmates for looking different

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Definitions:

Principal-agent Problem

A conflict of interest that arises when one party (the agent) is expected to act in the best interest of another (the principal) but has incentives to act in their own interest.

Purely Competitive Labor Market

A resource market in which many firms compete with one another in hiring a specific kind of labor, numerous equally qualified workers supply that labor, and no one controls the market wage rate.

Rate of Unionization

The percentage of workers who are members of a union within a particular workforce or industry.

Protective Service Workers

Individuals employed in occupations that focus on public safety, law enforcement, and security services.