Participants read an account of a crime in which the perpetrator was described as an attractive or unattractive woman.They then assigned the length of prison sentence they felt the woman deserved.The _____ would be a _____ variable.
A) woman's attractiveness;response
B) account of the crime;situational
C) woman's attractiveness;situational
D) account of the crime;response

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The woman's attractiveness is a situational variable because it is a characteristic manipulated in the scenario to observe its effect on the participants' responses.

Participants Read an Account of a Crime in Which the Perpetrator