Suppose that the CEO of a financial consulting company employs only tall people.Even though this 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 behaviour would be BEST described as an example of ____.

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Discrimination refers to the unjust treatment of individuals or groups based on their characteristics such as gender, race, or in this case, height. The CEO is not giving short people equal opportunities for employment, even though they may be qualified, simply because of their height. Stereotyping involves making generalized assumptions about a group of people, and aversive prejudice refers to individuals who may not be explicitly prejudiced but still exhibit discriminatory behaviors. Prejudice refers to a negative attitude or feeling towards a group of people based on characteristics such as race, religion, or sexual orientation. While the CEO may have a negative bias towards short people, his behavior is more accurately described as discriminatory.

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