Knowing that the average General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) scores of minority groups differed from the scores of other groups, why did the amended Civil Rights Act of 1991 make it illegal to use GATB scores to make referrals to employers?
A. More minorities were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required treating all groups equally.
B. More minorities were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required giving Whites compensatory advantages.
C. More Whites were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required treating all groups equally.
D. More Whites were being referred for particular jobs and national policy required giving the disadvantaged compensatory advantages.
Ans: D
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Which of the following is a goal of the fixed role therapy promoted by George Kelly?
a. A client should reinforce his or her existing constructs based on his or her negative self-perception. b. A client should discover that the new constructs work better in anticipating events than the old constructs by which the client was living. c. A client must be able to deal with role-stresses by focusing on a fixed role at a particular point in time. d. A client must develop new a construct system in alignment with his or her roles and responsibilities in the family.
Samantha simultaneously performs two different tasks, each of which demands some level of attention. Samantha's state of consciousness is best described as
a. divided consciousness. b. mindfulness. c. selective consciousness. d. drifting consciousness. e. focused awareness.
Andrew has been accused of committing a crime and is currently in a mental health facility. He will stay there until it is determined that he is fit to participate in legal proceedings against him. The commitment process by which Andrew is being held is called
A. civil (involuntary) commitment. B. criminal commitment. C. parens patriae. D. mens rea.
The American Psychological Association's ethical guidelines require researchers to avoid studies that involve volunteer deception
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.