Multiple Choice
Dr. Garland is interested in understanding how people get so invested in conspiracy theories and studies a group of college undergraduates to determine how their willingness to agree with certain claims related to personality characteristics. What might prevent Dr. Garland from generalizing the results of this study to the larger population of conspiracy theory adherents?
A) experimenter bias
B) sample bias
C) the placebo effect
D) the lack of adequate controls
Correct Answer:
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