Uniform Guidelines from the EEOC Are Recommended for Employers to Use

question 94

Multiple Choice

Uniform guidelines from the EEOC are recommended for employers to use in matters regarding all of the following EXCEPT ________.

• A) employee selection
• B) record keeping
• C) preemployment inquiries
• D) sexual harassment
• E) psychological testing

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.

Dissonance

A psychological or emotional state of tension resulting from conflicting attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors.

Festinger

Leon Festinger, an American social psychologist known for his theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions.

Sherif's Robbers Cave

An experiment on conflict and cooperation by Muzafer Sherif, demonstrating how group identity can be used to foster unity or create conflict.