One way to increase the possibility that research results will generalize is to study a ____________ sample
A) small
B) large
C) single-person
D) convenience
Answer: B
Rationale: All other things being equal, the results of studies with large samples are more likely to generalize than those conducted with smaller samples. Using convenience sampling increases the risk that the results will not generalize because it does not use random sampling.
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A) encoding; storage B) encoding; retrieval C) storage; retrieval D) chunking; storage
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