When Data Analysis Revealed to a Professor That He Unknowingly

question 33

Multiple Choice

When data analysis revealed to a professor that he unknowingly graded essays written by Black students slightly more critically than he did those written by White students,the professor adopted a new policy where he graded all essays with no knowledge of who wrote them.Prior to this intervention,the Professor was exhibiting a(n) _____ stereotype.

• A)unconscious and automatic
• B)subliminal and automatic
• C)threat and automatic
• D)conscious yet automatic

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Definitions:

Correcting Entry

An accounting entry made to correct any erroneous or previously misunderstood transactions recorded in the financial statements.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal to ensure the accounting system's mathematical correctness.

Errors

Errors are mistakes or inaccuracies that occur in financial statements or other business documents, often necessitating corrections.

Debits

The left side of an accounting ledger where increases in expenses, assets, or decreases in liabilities and equities are recorded.