Elaine conducts a psychology honors project to test the hypothesis that having greater social support is associated with greater academic success. she asks everyone living in her dorm to fill out a questionnaire. elaine should be aware that her data may not be representative of all college students because her research was based on:

Because her research was based on "a convenience sample".

A convenience sample is one of the principle sorts of non-probability sampling strategies. It is when subjects are chosen in view of their helpful being available and nearness to the analyst. For instance, standing at a shopping center or a market and requesting that individuals answer inquiries would be a case of convenience sample.

sir frederic attributed inaccuracies to schemas. memory reconstruction is one part actual events and one part personal schema, which can result in inaccuracies when memories are reconstructed.