Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A)If a firm discriminates by paying short workers less than tall workers, the firm may be able to compete in the market if the firm's customers also prefer taller workers to shorter workers.
• B)If the government passes regulations that prevent shorter workers from working in higher paying jobs, taller workers may continue to earn higher wages than shorter workers.
• C)Government regulation that prohibits discrimination is economically necessary because market forces support discrimination.
• D)Competitive markets will eliminate discrimination in wages over time unless customer preferences also reflect discrimination and/or government intervention promotes discrimination.

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Definitions:

Predictive Validation

Research that uses the test scores of all applicants and looks for a relationship between the scores and the future performance of the applicants who were hired.

Concurrent Validation

Research that consists of administering a test to people who currently hold a job, then comparing their scores to existing measures of job performance.

Job Performance

The measure of how effectively an employee carries out their roles and responsibilities at work.

Personnel Selection Process

The procedure of identifying and hiring the best-qualified candidates from a pool of applicants for a job, based on criteria and methods such as interviews and tests.