Eduardo Designed an Experiment to Study the Effects of a Drug

question 23

Multiple Choice

Eduardo designed an experiment to study the effects of a drug conviction on a person's job application.He applied online to 25 restaurants with two fake profiles - either Juan or Jaime - and flipped a coin to decide which application would indicate a previous drug conviction.He tracked the number of follow-up calls each applicant received.Eduardo can increase the internal validity of the experiment in the following ways, EXCEPT:

• A)State that Juan and Jaime have the same amount of food service experience
• B)List Juan's and Jaime's addresses under the same zip code
• C)Alternate between indicating a conviction for drug possession and drug distribution
• D)Repeat the experiment by applying to 25 data entry jobs

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