Dr. Nuria is critiquing a colleague's work for relying on WEIRDos participants. Which of the following is MOST likely the basis for Dr. Nuria's criticism?

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Dr. Nuria's criticism suggests that the colleague's research is relying on WEIRDos participants, which refers to individuals who are Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic. This implies that the colleague's study is using a sample that is not representative of the population as a whole and, therefore, any conclusions drawn from this sample cannot be generalized to other groups. Choice A reflects this concern, as the colleague's research is drawing conclusions about all people based on data from a narrow subgroup of the population (North American undergraduate research pools).

Dr Nuria Is Critiquing a Colleague's Work for Relying on WEIRDos