Your text describes a study in which professors receive e-mails, supposedly from students, asking for mentoring. All details about the e-mails are identical except whether they appear to come from males or females and from whites or nonwhites. This is _______ research, and found _______.
A) experimental; no evidence of bias
B) experimental; bias against women and minorities
C) correlational; no evidence of bias
D) correlational; bias against women and minorities

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The study described is experimental because the researchers manipulated the independent variable (the gender and race of the student requesting mentoring) and observed the effect on the dependent variable (the likelihood of the professor responding). The study found bias against women and minorities, as the professors were less likely to respond to mentoring requests from nonwhite and female students.

Your Text Describes a Study in Which Professors Receive E-Mails