What Did Downs and Lyons Discover with Judges Making Decisions

question 69

Multiple Choice

What did Downs and Lyons discover with judges making decisions with male and female defendants charged with a misdemeanor or a felony and their physical attractiveness?

• A) Both attractive males and females got lower bail and lower fines when charged with a misdemeanor or a felony.
• B) Attractive females got lower bail and lower fines when charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, but it was not true for attractive males.
• C) Attractive males and females got lower bail and lower fines when charged with a misdemeanor, but when a felony was involved, there was no difference between attractive males and females and unattractive males and females.
• D) Attractive males received lower bail and lower fines for both a misdemeanor and a felony, but this did not apply to attractive females.