Irene Wants to Examine the Effect of a Defendant's Appearance

question 12

Multiple Choice

Irene wants to examine the effect of a defendant's appearance on the judgment of guilt for a crime. She has participants read an identical account of the crime except for the defendant's appearance. A group of high school students receive the description of an attractive defendant, while a group of senior citizens receive the description of an unattractive defendant. Both groups are then asked to rate the defendant's guilt on a seven-point scale. A major cause for confusion in Madison's experiment is the _____.

• A)manipulation of appearance
• B)measure of guilt
• C)description of the crime
• D)age of the participants

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from a one-unit increase in the use of a variable input, holding all other inputs constant.

Average Product

The Average Product is an economic term that describes the output per unit of input, calculated by dividing total product by the number of units of input.

Diminishing Returns

The principle where the increase in the quantity of input will, after a certain point, yield progressively smaller increases in output.

Costs Of Production

The total expenses incurred in the manufacturing of a product, including raw materials, labor, and overhead.