Consider the following method of selecting participants in the article:
MacGeorge, E.L., Lichtman, R.M., & Pressey, L.C. (2002). The evaluation of advice in supportive interactions: Facework and contextual factors. Human Communication Research, 28(3), 451-463.
“Participants were 305 students at a large Midwestern university (137 males, 167 females, 1 sex unreported: mean age = 21 years); they represented a wide range of majors and ethnicities. A hypothetical scenario methodology was chosen as an effective means of isolating and controlling the variables of interest. Packets containing one of four hypothetical scenarios and two questionnaires were completed on a voluntary basis at the beginning or end of a class period” (p. 455).
What is the sampling technique described above?
a. convenience
b. simple random sampling
c. purposive
d. stratified
Answer a
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