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Collmarie

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Sentencing disparity refers to the
 
  a. tendency for different judges to apply different sentences for the same offense.
  b. fact that judges believe that the purpose of sentencing the convicted is deterrence, but the general publicbelieves the purpose is retribution.
 c. tendency for judges to ignore differences in recidivism rates for different crimes.
  d. difference between the sentence given by a judge and the amount of time a convicted offender actuallyserves.

Question 2

Which of the following concerning the use of facial electromyography (EMG) to assess attitudes is true?
 
  a. Facial EMG can detect muscular changes not observable to the naked eye.
  b. Facial EMG does not provide information about the direction of attitudes.
  c. One problem with using facial EMG is that the same pattern of activity could be interpreted as happiness orsadness.
 d. Facial EMG is only an accurate measure of attitudes if people know their attitudes are being assessed, so it issusceptible social desirability biases.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Collmarie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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