John, Who Is Gay, Goes on a Job Interview

question 155

Multiple Choice

John, who is gay, goes on a job interview. His interviewers give him very good reviews, but seemed aloof and didn't make a lot of small talk or eye contact with him. In this example, John was the target of

• A) prejudice.
• B) formal discrimination.
• C) homophilia.
• D) interpersonal discrimination.

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Definitions:

Facilitated Communication

A controversial communication method where a facilitator supports the hand or arm of a communicatively impaired individual to help them type or point to communication devices.

Scientific Enquiry

A systematic approach to investigating questions and testing hypotheses by experimental or observational means.

Observations

The act of monitoring or recording behavior, events, or changes in a systematic way as part of scientific research.

Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience refers to practices or beliefs that claim to be scientific and factual but lack empirical evidence and are not supported by the scientific method.