When Researchers Rose, Ellison, and Diamond Asked Approximately 1,500 Texas

question 22

Multiple Choice

When researchers Rose, Ellison, and Diamond asked approximately 1,500 Texas residents whether they would favor a bench trial or a jury trial, African Americans and Hispanics showed _______.

• A)no support for a jury trial
• B)no support for a bench trial
• C)less support for a bench trial than Whites
• D)less support for a jury trial than Whites

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

Factor that an experimenter seeks to predict.

Distractions

Things that divert an individual's attention from the intended object of focus, potentially reducing efficiency and increasing errors.

Performance Scores

Quantitative measures used to evaluate the effectiveness or achievement level of an individual in a specific task or assessment.

Null Hypothesis

Alternative to a primary hypothesis, stating that there is no relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable.