The Primary Objective of the Civil Rights Act of 1991

question 20

Multiple Choice

The primary objective of The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was to

• A) add more categories of protected groups to The Civil Rights Act of 1964 definitions.
• B) add imprisonment as a possible penalty for job discrimination.
• C) provide increased financial damages and jury trials in cases of intentional discrimination.
• D) authorize formation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Definitions:

Situational Control

The extent to which conditions and variables can be manipulated or regulated in the context of an experiment or study setting.

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or controlled in an experiment to test their effect on dependent variables.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to divide participants into groups in a way that each has an equal chance of being placed in any group, minimizing biases.

Generalizable

The extent to which findings from a study can be applied or extended to larger populations beyond the sample studied.