Two groups of students, one from Country X and one from Country Y, ..

IMO A

Conclusion:People from Country X, then, do not regard intentions as a relevant part of sentencing to the same extent as people from Country Y.

Prethink: if some other factor, apart from intentions was responsible for sentencing difference betweeen x and y


A) The criminal trials were conducted in the language of Country Y, making it difficult for the students from Country X to distinguish the intentions of the accused.---COrrect, it states that people of X were not able to understand the reason of crime intentions, hence as the students cant understand the reason than how can we say they regard or do not regard intentions
B) The nature of the crime was clearly stated in each trial.---Incorrect, does not affects conclusion
C) Almost half of the crimes were not premeditated.---Incorrect, 50% crimes were still meditated and hence does not provide valid reason for difference
D) Another study has shown that the general population of Country Y regards premeditation as an important element of criminal sentencing.---Incorrect, Incorrect
E) The students from Country X assigned punishments that varied depending on the severity of the crime committed. ---Incorrect