Amir Is Studying the Impact of the Job Applicant's Gender

question 67

Multiple Choice

Amir is studying the impact of the job applicant's gender on hiring recommendations.He wants to ensure that the independent variable was salient.What is a strategy that he could use?

• A)using a control group
• B)using confederates
• C)using a within-subject design
• D)asking the participants if they noticed the independent variable in the debriefing

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