What factors influence expressed attitudes toward Illegal Immigration (II)in the USA?  
What theory(s) explain our predictions (hypotheses)

Assignment: think of factors:

DV attitudes toward Illegal Immigration

Conceptual definition: Non US citizens who have entered the US and residing here illegally

Operational definition: (procedures used to measure the variable)
Participant score on responses to survey items 

IV:

1. (individual diff : demographic  (higher score = more favorable attitude toward II)

Gender: F>M
Race:
Age:  neg  correlation
Ed level: pos correlation with  Political affiliation:
Socio economic status: interact with race?
Geographic place of rearing: ?
 psychological

3.  situational variables (e.g. persuasive message) relating to attitudes toward II)