Suppose That You Are Conducting a Research Project for a Social

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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 completely unimportant for the majority of topics studied by social psychologists.
• B) It is a very serious problem for most, but not all topics, within social psychology.
• C) It is a very serious problem if your sample size is under 1000, and thus, lacks a measure.
• D) It is generally not a very serious problem unless you are studying certain topics.

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Definitions:

Sclera

The white outer layer of the eyeball, providing protection and form.

Retina

is the light-sensitive layer of tissue located at the back of the eye, responsible for converting light rays into neural signals for vision.

Lens

A transparent structure in the eye that focuses light onto the retina to produce clear images.

Light

Electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, visible to the human eye and responsible for the sense of sight.