Researchers in the Behavioral Sciences May Be Content to Use

question 19

Multiple Choice

Researchers in the behavioral sciences may be content to use college students as research participants because

• A) they can be assumed to have the same characteristics as any other sample of individuals.
• B) they represent a random sample of all human beings.
• C) they have had fewer experiences than many people, thus making them naive.
• D) they are more intelligent than most people.

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