Suppose That You Are Conducting a Research Project for a Social

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are conducting a research project for a social psychology class. Due to the fact that you have no budget for the research, you are forced to rely on a college student population. How big of a problem is this in terms of your ability to later generalize your findings to other groups of people?

• A) It is a very serious problem, for pretty much anything you are studying.
• B) It is a very serious problem for most topics within social psychology (though not all).
• C) It is a very serious problem if your sample size is under 1000; if your sample size is over 1000, however, it is not a serious problem.
• D) It is an issue to pay attention to and take into consideration, but it is generally not a very serious problem unless you are studying certain topics (e.g., attitudes about aging or education).

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