You are conducting a study on adult development and aging. Your sample is 25 middle-class European Americans. This brings into question whether your sample is
A. representative of the larger population.
B. assessed using reliable measures.
C. biased in their results because they rely on naturalistic observation as opposed to experimental design.
D. biased in their self-reports.
Answer: A
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