For the position of firefighter in Smallville,the physical requirements are rigorous and selection involves many ability tests.Mark is hearing-impaired in both ears even with hearing aids.This impairment caused him to be disqualified even though Mark passed all the other physical tests and pencil-and-paper tests.This is an example of
A) the compensatory approach to performance predictors.
B) the multiple hurdles approach to selection.
C) discrimination under the ADA.
D) person-organization mismatch.

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The multiple hurdles approach requires candidates to pass each stage of the selection process. Mark was disqualified due to not meeting the hearing requirement, despite passing other tests.

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