Although very few people would admit to a belief that men make better hires than women, several experiments show that men are more likely to be hired than women with identical résumés. This is an example of
A) explicit bias.
B) unconscious bias.
C) poor validity.
D) negative skew.

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This is an example of unconscious bias, where individuals may hold biases without even realizing it. In this case, the bias is leading to different hiring outcomes for men and women despite identical qualifications.

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