In a Study of Simulated Juror Decision Making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal

question 67

Multiple Choice

In a study of simulated juror decision making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal, and Perrino (2005) investigated the type of verdict assigned by study participants after they read a 12-page summary of a case involving a battered woman who had shot and killed her husband.Of the 80 participants, 27 assigned a verdict of guilty, 49 a verdict of not guilty by reason of self-defense, and 4 a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.What are the degrees of freedom associated with this chi square?

• A) 2
• B) 3
• C) 77
• D) 79

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Definitions:

Appetitive CS

A conditioned stimulus that predicts the arrival of a desirable outcome, often used in research to study how anticipatory behaviors are learned.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that innately and spontaneously evokes a reaction without any previous conditioning.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention.

Condition

A broad term that can refer to the state of something, especially in terms of its appearance, quality, or working order; in psychology, it relates to the state of learning or being under specific conditions.