When the Effect of a Hiring or Promotion Decision Is

question 250

Multiple Choice

When the effect of a hiring or promotion decision is intentionally discriminatory it is called:

• A) mixed motive qualification
• B) McDonnell-Douglas discrimination
• C) disparate impact
• D) pretextual treatment
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

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An intellectual movement in 18th-century Europe emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.

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