A test has adverse impact if it
a. decreases an individual's self-esteem.
b. systematically rejects higher proportions of minority than non-minority individuals.
c. prevents non-minority applicants from being hired.
d. is used by an untrained administrator.
b
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______ is the practice of advancing children to the next grade even when they have not met the required academic standards.
A. Child-centered progression B. Head Start C. Achievement motivation D. Social promotion
A writer is working on a novel set at the beginning of the 20th century. The plot calls for several members of a family to die. To be as accurate as possible, the novelist wants the deaths to result from likely causes of death in the early 1900s
She calls a health psychologist for advice. What causes of death will the health psychologist recommend the novelist use? a) cancer, heart disease, suicide b) accidents, heart disease, influenza c) cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis d) influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis
The function of the neuron's axon is to __________.
A. carry messages to other neurons B. regulate the neuron's life processes C. receive messages from neighboring neurons D. insulate against leakage of electrical impulses
Which of the following is NOT a common reason why boomerang children return home to live with middle-aged parents?
a) Divorce b) Economic reasons c) Lack of employment or underemployment d) Parents experiencing empty nest syndrome