Suppose that the CEO of a financial consulting company employs only tall people. Even though the CEO interviews equal numbers of short and tall applicants who are qualified to work at his company, he never hires any of the short ones. According to social psychologists, the CEO's behavior would be BEST described as an example of ____.

A) stereotyping
B) discrimination
C) prejudice
D) aversive prejudice

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Megan Shoemaker · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The CEO's behavior is an example of discrimination because it involves treating people differently (and unfairly) based on a characteristic (in this case, height), despite their qualifications. Discrimination refers to actions or practices that result in unequal treatment of people because of their membership in a particular group, rather than individual merit.

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