In the early 2000s, Chinese policy indicted members of a forgery syndicate that sold several hundred diplomas of 19 universities, colleges, and junior colleges to high school graduates who needed the diplomas to take employment tests.This situation, where having the certificate of knowledge is more important than the knowledge itself is known as:
A)credentialism.
B)certification.
C)the brain drain.
D)human capital.

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Credentialism refers to the overemphasis on certificates and degrees as a measure of a person's ability or qualification, rather than actual skills or knowledge.

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