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gbarreiro

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Suppose that you hear about a chemistry department that did not give a promotion to a female faculty member because of her gender. Based on the discussion at the beginning of Chapter 2, this kind of bias would be called
 
  a. discrimination.
  b. prejudice.
  c. stereotyping.
  d. benevolent sexism.

Question 2

Suppose that you know an individual who refused to hire a woman for a jobsimply on the basis of her gender. This would be an example of
 
  a. prejudice.
  b. a stereotype.
  c. discrimination.
  d. the social cognitive approach.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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