Which of the Following Would Be Valid Grounds to Recognize

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be valid grounds to recognize and apply a bona fide occupational qualification?

• A) A survey of customers at a restaurant shows a preference for female servers, so males are not hired.
• B) A survey of customers at a health spa indicates that same-sex attendants are wanted in locker rooms for privacy reasons.
• C) A factory is in a bad part of town, so it refuses to allow women to work the night shift for safety reasons.
• D) A church has always had a white pastor, so other races who apply are automatically excluded.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in psychology used to teach new behaviors by systematically reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Secondary Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that becomes a conditioned stimulus through association with another conditioned stimulus elicits the same conditioned response.

Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS)

A theory that emphasizes the importance of situational variables and cognitive processes in understanding personality.

Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS)

A psychological theory that emphasizes the interaction of cognitive and emotional processes in shaping personality.