Ray Zeek Has Been Incarcerated for 15 Years for First-Degree

question 61

Multiple Choice

Ray Zeek has been incarcerated for 15 years for first-degree rape. He has been working with the Innocence Project in order to prove that he is innocent. He feels sure that there is evidence which would implicate another man in this crime. He feels that he has a great chance of being exonerated in the next year. Whe n th e result s o f Zeek' s DN A tes t ar e returned , i t prove s  his innocence . Furthermore, police were abl e t o fin d anothe r man' s matchin g DN A fro m the:

• A) DNAABC.
• B) CODIS.
• C) SAMES.
• D) FBIDNA.
• E) DNADIC.

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

A variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable causing a spurious association.

Cause-and-effect Relationship

A connection between two events where one is the result of the other or occurring as a direct consequence.

Operational Definition

A clear, precise description of a variable in terms of the procedures used to measure or manipulate it.

Theory

A systematic set of ideas intended to explain phenomena, based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.