Detective Dan Just Completed a Lengthy Investigation into a Complex

question 51

Multiple Choice

Detective Dan just completed a lengthy investigation into a complex embezzlement case involving gourmet food trucks at a local outdoor market. During his surveillance he noted that sales were frequently made without using the cash register and that it was common for the person taking orders from customers to commingle money from sales with personal funds. Detective Dan has asked Paula the Prosecutor to file embezzlement charges against Eric, an employee who failed to put money from sales into the cash register. What will Paula consider? 

• A) How much money was taken.
• B) How many credible witnesses can testify about the case.
• C) Whether Eric's employer wants the case to go to court.
• D) All of these will be considered

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Definitions:

Outcome Effects

The results or changes that occur as a consequence of an experimental treatment or intervention in a study.

Impartial Observer

An individual who observes and records events or data without influencing outcomes or being biased by personal interest or involvement.

Experimenter Expectancies

The effect that the researcher's expectations can have on the outcome of an experiment, potentially influencing participants' behavior.

Keeping Experimenters Blind

A method in research aimed at preventing the experimenters' expectations or biases from influencing the study's outcomes by concealing the conditions from them.