Suspects Are More Willing to Confess When Interrogators

question 40

Multiple Choice

Suspects are more willing to confess when interrogators:

• A)appear like they are unwilling to listen.
• B)are able to speculate correctly about why the crime was committed.
• C)indicate that they do not understand why the suspect would have committed the crime.
• D)indicate that they do not believe what the suspect has to say.

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Definitions:

Variance

The measure of spread in a distribution, representing the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Measures of Center

Quantitative measures that describe the central tendency of a data set, including mean, median, and mode.

Measures of Variability

Statistical indicators that describe the spread or dispersion within a dataset, such as range, variance, and standard deviation.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of data points, representing the average distance from the mean.