Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Admissions decisions to colleges and universities include preferential treatment for race, ethnicity, gender, and other characteristics such as unusual backgrounds, leadership experiences, or having grown up in a rural area.
• B) Affirmative action programs at colleges and universities are designed to provide opportunities to historically underrepresented groups and to increase diversity on campuses.
• C) Affirmative action mostly benefits white male students.
• D) When black and Hispanic students attend more-selective colleges and universities, they have a greater chance of graduating.

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Definitions:

Shared Sense

A collective understanding or common intuition among a group of people about a particular topic or situation.

Worldview

A comprehensive perspective through which individuals and societies interpret and understand the world and their place in it.

Generally Adaptive

A term that may refer to the ability or tendency of entities (organisms, systems, etc.) to adjust or become suited to their environment or changes therein.

Pluralistic Societies

Societies characterized by the presence and acceptance of diverse cultural, ethnic, religious, and social groups.