A California Software Firm Was Growing Rapidly and Hiring Frequently,but

question 143

Multiple Choice

A California software firm was growing rapidly and hiring frequently,but primarily focused on campus recruiting at UC Berkeley and Stanford.When one older candidate did not get an interview after a phone screening,he went to the company's website and noted all of the young people in charge.He filed a discrimination lawsuit based on which law?

• A)Age Discrimination in Employment
• B)Civil Rights Act
• C)Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• D)Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• E)Americans with Disabilities Act

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality development and therapeutic framework developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious motivations and conflicts.

Collective Unconscious

The collective unconscious, a concept proposed by Carl Jung, refers to the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes.

Memory Traces

The lasting imprint of information in the brain, theorized to be the basis for memory retention.