Diaz Conducts a Decision-Making Experiment to Determine If People Reason

question 139

Multiple Choice

Diaz conducts a decision-making experiment to determine if people reason more logically when they have more time to decide.All the participants who are under 40 are allowed 15 minutes to reach a decision about a problem; all the participants who are over 40 are allowed 20 minutes to reach a decision about the same problem.What is the problem with this experimental design

• A) The age of the participants is confounded with the independent variable. 
• B) There are two control groups and no experimental group. 
• C) There is no dependent variable in the experiment. 
• D) The time allowed for the decision is confounded with the independent variable.

Recognize the distinction between postmodernist and phenomenological theories and their views on deviance.

Identify how the conflict approach explains the influence of social inequality on norms and laws.

Analyze feminist theories and their critique regarding the gender bias in traditional theories of deviance.

Explain the organizational imperative and its impact on law enforcement according to Chambliss.

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