The chapter on women and work discusses the concept of affirmative action. Affirmative action means that
a. an organization should make genuine efforts to consider qualified people who belong to a group that is underrepresented in the company.
b. an organization must practice reverse discrimination by giving special preference to women and people of color, even if they are somewhat less qualified than European American men.
c. quotas must be established for every occupational category, and organizations will be fined if they do not meet the quota.
d. women and people of color must be paid higher wages and promoted more quickly than European American men.
A
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Cognitive psychology addressed the critiques of behaviourism by applying scientific methods to the study of:
A) mental processes such as memory, perception, and thought. B) stimulus–response learning. C) the unconscious mind. D) neurological mechanisms underlying observable behaviour.
In the context of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SBIS), which of the following statements is true of intelligence quotient (IQ)?
A) It is independent of a child's mental age and chronological age. B) It reflects the relationship between a child's mental age and his or her actual age. C) It proves that the same mental age score has the same implication for children of different ages. D) It is the same for two children of different ages who answer exactly the same items on an intelligence test correctly.
Holden has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Based on research findings, he would be BEST treated with:
A) antipsychotic medication. B) cognitive behavioural therapy. C) a combination of antipsychotic medication and cognitive behavioural therapy. D) either antipsychotic medication or cognitive behavioural therapy.
As a science matures, research tends to shift from _____ to _____.
A) explanation; description B) description; explanation C) evaluation; description D) evaluation; categorization