If a Researcher Selected a Sample by Selecting Every Fifth

question 21

True/False

If a researcher selected a sample by selecting every fifth person on an alphabetical list of possible participants, this would be a good example of the technique of representative sampling.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Disabilities

Disabilities characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.

Environment

The surrounding conditions, influences, or forces which affect the living organisms or the development of physical systems.

Individual Differences

Variabilities among individuals in behavior, biology, and cognition, which make each person unique.

Heredity

The genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring, influencing qualities such as appearance, certain behaviors, and risks for specific diseases.