Researchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money around the campus of a Swedish university. Half the letters were addressed to a person with a common Swedish surname (A. Andersson), whereas the other half of the letters were addressed to a person with a common Muslim surname (A. Abdullah). The researchers found that ____
a. more than half of the envelopes with a Swedish surname were returned while slightly over one-third of those with a Muslim surname were
b. nearly all of the envelopes were returned, regardless of the surname
c. almost none of the envelopes were returned, regardless of the surname
d. nearly all of the envelopes with a Swedish surname were returned, while slightly over half of those with a Muslim surname were
A
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A. is a strong predictor of occupational choice but not artistic talent. B. is a strong predictor of artistic talent but not occupational choice. C. is a strong predictor of both artistic talent and occupational choice. D. fails to predict either artistic talent or occupational choice.
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