Researchers Dropped 100 Unsealed Envelopes Containing Money Around the Campus

question 6

Multiple Choice

Researchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money around the campus of a Swedish university. Half the letters were addressed to a person with a common Swedish surname (A. Andersson) , whereas the other half of the letters were addressed to a person with a common Muslim surname (A. Abdullah) . The researchers found that ____.

• A)more than half of the letters with the Swedish surname were returned, while slightly over one-third of those with the Muslim surname were returned
• B)nearly all of the letters were returned, regardless of the surname
• C)almost none of the letters were returned, regardless of the surname
• D)nearly all of the letters with the Swedish surname were returned, while slightly over half of those with the Muslim surname were returned

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Definitions:

Due Diligence

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