Dr. Vance conducted a laboratory experiment to investigate how a defendant's regional accent (Brummie vs. Received Pronunciation) influences mock-jury guilt ratings. He used a volunteer sample of 15 trainee solicitors from a single law firm who listened to a brief 2-minute audio recording of a police interrogation.
Explain one improvement Dr. Vance could make to his study.
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