Practice Quiz Question

In Pager's experiment regarding the effects of previous incarceration on employment opportunities, the race of the applicant acted as a __________.

A) necessary cause

B) sufficient cause

C) moderator

D) mediator

Answers:

A) Necessary cause is NOT the correct answer. The race of the applicant was neither a cause nor an effect of the experiment.

B) Sufficient cause is NOT the correct answer. The race of the applicant was neither a cause nor an effect of the experiment.

C) Moderator is the CORRECT answer! The race of the applicant altered the percentage of callbacks the applicant received.

D) Mediator is NOT the correct answer. If this were the case, race would necessarily have to be an effect of previous incarceration, which was not the case.