This Chapter Opens with a Brief Description of a Study

question 9

Multiple Choice

This chapter opens with a brief description of a study in which the researchers submitted 5,000 fake résumés to potential employers.The résumés with names that sounded white received _____ callbacks for interviews than those with names that sounded African American.

• A) 10 percent more
• B) 25 percent more
• C) 50 percent more
• D) 25 percent fewer
• E) 10 percent fewer

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Definitions:

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within a study or experiment.

Scores

Quantitative measures or values used to represent the performance or ability of an individual or group, often in the context of exams, tests, or games.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases.

Hair Length

A physical measurement referring to the length of hair strands from their roots to their ends.