An employment test is judged to have a(n)____ on minority applicants if the pass rate for the minority group is less than about 80 percent of the pass rate for the majority group members.
A) adverse impact
B) negative action
C) negative disconfirmation
D) contradictory result
E) affirmative action

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Adverse impact is the term used to describe a situation where a particular group of applicants, based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or other protected characteristic, is subjected to discriminatory hiring practices that result in disproportionately low rates of hiring compared to other groups. In employment testing, adverse impact is measured by comparing the pass rates of minority and majority groups, and if the former is less than 80% of the latter, it is considered to have an adverse impact on the minority group.

An Employment Test Is Judged to Have A(n)____ on Minority