According to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, white-sounding names got 50 percent more call-backs than African American–sounding names, even when skills and experience were equal. This is an example of _____ in the workplace.

a. conscious bias
b. active bias
c. deliberate bias
d. unconscious bias


Answer: d. unconscious bias

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