Affirmative Action Commitments by Many Organizations Have Led to an Increase

question 11

Essay

Affirmative action commitments by many organizations have led to an increase in the number of women in executive positions. Satellite Office Systems has vacancies for two executives that it will fill from among four women and six men.
What is the probability that exactly one woman is selected?

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Definitions:

Motivated Forgetting

A theoretical process in which individuals may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously, as a defense mechanism.

Psychic Mistreatment

Emotional or psychological abuse involving the use of verbal or non-verbal actions to control, isolate, or intimidate another individual.

Attributing

The process of explaining the reasons behind behaviors or events, often focusing on either internal dispositions or external situations.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted thoughts and desires are pushed into the unconscious mind.