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 behavior would be best described as an example of ____.
A) stereotyping
B) discrimination
C) prejudice
D) aversive prejudice

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Discrimination refers to treating someone differently based on a characteristic (such as height) rather than on individual merit. In this case, the CEO is not hiring qualified candidates based on their height, which is an example of discrimination. Stereotyping refers to making generalizations about a group of people based on one characteristic, and prejudice refers to having negative beliefs or attitudes about a group of people. Aversive prejudice is a type of prejudice that is not consciously held, but may still influence behavior.

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