PSYC 516- Mid Term Verified Soutions
What are statutes? laws
What courts are inferior to Supreme Court? US District Courts and federal trial courts of each state
How many Courts of Appeals are there? 13
Who can appeal the Courts of Appeals decisions? Supreme Court
What is certiorari? revi...
What courts are inferior to Supreme Court? ✅US District Courts and federal trial courts of each state
How many Courts of Appeals are there? ✅13
Who can appeal the Courts of Appeals decisions? ✅Supreme Court
What is certiorari? ✅review- when 2+ circuit courts have reached different conclusions on the same
point of law or when major questions of constitutional interpretation is involved
What happens if the Supreme Court denies a petition for a writ of certiorari? ✅the lower court's
decision is binding
What are the two forms of discrimination? ✅intention to discriminate and adverse impact
discrimination
What does the 14th amendment guarantee? ✅equal protection under the law
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1866? ✅Declared formerly enslaved people to be citizens and granted
them equal protection and rights of contracts; 1871 allowing them to sue in federal court
What is Equal Pay Act of 1963? ✅Requires employers to pay male and female employees who do the
same job the same wages
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? ✅nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin; apprenticeship programs, retaliation, and employment advertising; suspension of
, government contracts and back-pay awards; bona fide occupational qualifications; seniority systems;
preemployment inquiries; testing; preferential treatment; veterans preference rights; national security
What is the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ✅requires that employers not hire or continue
to employ aliens who are not legally authorized to work in the US and that within three days of the hire
date employers verify the identity and work authorization of every new employee, and then sign a form
I-9 forms, not just those of a particular ethnic group
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? ✅prohibits an employer from discriminating
against a "qualified individual with a disability"
What do executive orders 11246, 11375, and 11478 do? ✅prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, or national origin, prohibited discrimination in employment based on sex, and prohibits
discrimination in employment based on political affiliation, marital status, and physical disability
What is utility theory? ✅Theory that suggests when making decisions you should first consider the
possible outcomes of a decisions, and then the possible risks of a decision
What is systems theory? ✅views human behavior though larger contexts, such as members of families,
communities, and broader society. - when one thing changes within a system, the whole system is
affected. P. 63
What is static dimensionality of criteria? ✅observing the usual job performance criterion at any single
point in time; refers to the fact that individuals may be high on one performance facet and
simultaneously low on another and the distinction between maximum and typical performance
What is dynamic or temporal dimensionality of criteria? ✅it changes over time in average levels of
group performance, changes over time in validity coefficients, and changes over time in the rank
ordering of scores on the criterion
What does the changing task model suggest? ✅while the relative amounts of ability possessed by
individuals remain stable over time, criteria for effective performance might change in importance
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