Affirmative Action

question 85

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action:

• A) is the same thing as setting a quota.
• B) is prohibited by the 1991 Civil Rights Act amendments.
• C) requires that federally contracting employers recruit members of minority groups being underused in the workforce.
• D) requires that all employers hire members of minority groups being underrepresented in the labor force.
• E) states that the act of hiring for a discriminatory reason is apparently illegal.

Understand the components and purposes of a mental status exam.

Recognize various psychological assessment tools and their functions.

Identify the process and importance of initial clinical interviews.

Acknowledge the limitations and criticisms of widely used psychological tests.

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Definitions:

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting and organizing sensory information from the environment to understand and interact with it.

Sensation

Registration by the sensory organs of physical stimuli from the environment.

Upside Down

A term typically used to describe the orientation of an object, person, or concept as being in the opposite direction from its usual position.

Visible Light

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, responsible for the sense of sight.