Define Availability Sampling

question 14

Essay

Define availability sampling. Describe why they are not generalizable and provide at least two ways this sampling method can still be appropriate in research regardless of generalizability.

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Definitions:

Maladaptive Personality Traits

Maladaptive personality traits are enduring characteristics that negatively affect an individual's ability to function or adapt to their environment in healthy ways.

Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder

A disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in the absence of external stimuli, such as seeing or hearing things that aren't there.

DSM

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a standardized classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals.