Affirmative Action Programs

question 9

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action programs

• A)involve the promotion of unqualified employees.
• B)are not imposed by federal law on employers.
• C)are not very commonly used anymore because of reverse discrimination concerns.
• D)only involve the training of individuals.
• E)involve the recruitment, hiring, promotion, and training of qualified individuals.

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

Tendency for an animal’s behavior to revert to genetically controlled patterns.

Genetic Blueprint

A metaphor for the complete set of genes that an organism inherited, which determines its biological characteristics and development.

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Learning

A process that results in a relatively permanent change in behavior or potential behavior that occurs as a result of experience or practice.