Sometimes, Interviewers Make a Decision on How Suitable an Applicant

question 61

Multiple Choice

Sometimes, interviewers make a decision on how suitable an applicant is for a job within the first few minutes of the interview and spend the balance of the interview looking for evidence to support it. Which of the following terms is used to describe this problem?

• A)cultural noise
• B)halo effect
• C)snap judgments
• D)premature closure

Grasp the concept of the geologic timescale and the age of Earth's oldest rocks.

Recognize the methods used for dating rocks and fossils, including isotopic dating.

Identify the major geological periods within the Mesozoic, Cenozoic, and Paleozoic eras.

Comprehend correlation techniques and their application in understanding Earth's history.

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Definitions:

Activism

Efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society.

In the middle

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Ageism

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Social classification

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