Figure: a Researcher Examined Whether Interrogators Who Expect a Suspect to to Be

Multiple Choice

Figure:
A researcher examined whether interrogators who expect a suspect to be guilty,rather than innocent,use more persuasive interrogation techniques.The researcher created a laboratory situation in which students (the "suspects") were randomly assigned to actually commit a crime or not commit a crime by following a set of instructions given to them.Student interrogators then interviewed a suspect;they were randomly assigned to conditions that led them to believe the suspect was guilty or innocent of the crime.Observers rated the effort used by interrogators to obtain a confession using a 1-10 rating scale (higher scores indicate greater effort) .
Suppose the researcher observed the following means for each group:
-Based on these findings we can conclude that

A) interrogators apply the same effort during an interview,regardless of who the suspect is.
B) interrogator expectations cause people to be suspects.
C) suspect status and interrogator expectations are relevant variables.
D) all of these