In many cases, the issue of identifying all the individuals in a large population to allow for random sampling is too difficult to overcome. For these situations, researchers often use convenience samples to select a sample from the population.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Wylie (1979) suggested that American adults consider themselves to be more intelligent and more attractive than average. This is an example of:
a) superiority complex. b) inferiority complex. c) false uniqueness effect. d) false attribution effect.
When research is conducted in a ____, participants are not influenced by ____
a. laboratory; reactivity b. laboratory; novelty c. field; reactivity d. field; demand characteristics
After fertilization, the first 2 weeks of pregnancy is called the ____________
a. germinal period b. embryonic period c. fetal period d. first trimester
Patients are MORE likely to recover from schizophrenia if they:
A) had hallucinations but no delusions. B) showed delusions but no hallucinations. C) demonstrated good premorbid functioning. D) had primarily negative rather than positive signs.