Castilla Wonders Whether Environmental Factors Influence How Long Juries Take

question 29

Multiple Choice

Castilla wonders whether environmental factors influence how long juries take to select a foreperson. Mock jurors are brought into a room with either a rectangular table or a round table. The jurors are asked to select a foreperson before starting deliberation. Castilla records how long it takes each jury to select a foreperson. The shape of the table is the

• A) independent variable.
• B) dependent variable.
• C) subject variable.
• D) control variable.

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