A majority of human psychological research has been done with college student participants. This leads to results that ____
A)can be readily generalized only to the population of the state where the college is located.
B)should not be generalized.
C)are biased because college students are not representative of the general population.
D)are worthless because college students don't take the research seriously.

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College students are a relatively select group overall in terms of age, socioeconomic status and educational level-they are not representative of the general population. Results should not be generalized except to similar college student populations.

A Majority of Human Psychological Research Has Been Done with College