One problem, noted in your text, with recruiting research participants through the Internet is that
a. the participants may not be representative of non-Internet users.
b. it is difficult to find diverse samples.
c. contacting potential participants is difficult.
d. most researchers are not net savvy.
How might you solicit individuals for a study via the Internet?
a. contact an organization or association and ask for their members email address
b. purchase email address from a commercial organization such as a white pages services
c. post a study or survey on a Web site that specializes in advertising such opportunities
d. all of the above are potential ways of soliciting participants
One source of research participants that has been used with increasing frequency over the past decade is
a. students enrolled in the first course in biology.
b. monkeys.
c. the Internet.
d. elementary and secondary schools.
Participants in human experiments are generally selected
a. at random from the population.
b. based on convenience and availability.
c. through lotteries and newspaper ads.
d. from phone books or class rosters.
The most common criticism regarding the use of college student participant pools is that
a. students are coerced into participating in research.
b. it may compromise internal validity.
c. it may compromise external validity.
d. it may introduce a confounding variable.
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