A company administered a test to a group of job candidates two months ago. In examining the data, an HR representative discovered that a protected group tended not to do as well on the test as the majority group. This might be an example of what type of discrimination?
a. Intentional discrimination
b. Adverse treatment
c. Adverse impact
d. This does not qualify as discrimination.
Answer: c. Adverse impact
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