Which of the Following Is an Example of Cream Skimming

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of cream skimming?

• A) hiring workers of a certain religion because they are thought to be hard workers
• B) admitting only the best students to a new charter school for the underprivileged in order to have better average test scores
• C) awarding prizes to top performers
• D) creating a tournament scheme in order to induce workers to exert higher effort
• E) teachers cheating on standardized tests because their compensation is tied to students' test scores

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