f the results of an experiment show that the judge's decisions are affected when smiling occurs in a defendant who is attractive as opposed to when the defendant is unattractive or frowning), the results indicate
A) An interaction
B) A main effect of smiling
C) A main effect of attractiveness
D) That the judge is unethical

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The results indicate an interaction between the defendant's attractiveness and their facial expression (smiling or frowning) on the judge's decision. An interaction occurs when the effect of one variable (attractiveness) depends on the level of another variable (facial expression). This suggests that the judge's decision is influenced by both attractiveness and facial expression, rather than just one of them having a main effect. Option D is not a valid choice, as there is no information to suggest that the judge is unethical based on the results of the experiment.

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