Research comparing college students with noncollege participants leads us to the conclusion that:
A) college students should never be used in psychological research.
B) using college students may, under certain conditions, affect the generality of research findings.
C) noncollege participants are actually more intelligent than college participants.
D) the choice of college versus noncollege participants makes little difference.

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Using college students as research participants can affect the generality of research findings because they may not represent the broader population in terms of age, experience, and other demographic factors.

Research Comparing College Students with Noncollege Participants Leads Us to the Conclusion