Based on the Abstract from a 1994 Issue of Journal

Multiple Choice

based on the abstract from a 1994 issue of Journal of Counseling and Development. The authors of the paper examined factors that predicted continued enrollment and academic standing in college students. Instructors are advised to use the reference below to retrieve the original abstract for their use.
Gerdes, H., & Mallinckrodt, B. (1994) . Emotional, social, and academic adjustment of college students: A longitudinal study of retention. Journal of Counseling and Development: JCD, 72(3) , 281.
-Which of the following is not true regarding the findings of the study?

A) Since the participants came from a single college, the findings might not be generalizable to students from other colleges within the same country.
B) Concluding that adjustment predicted attrition is not valid because the researchers could not randomly assign participants to either graduate college or drop out.
C) Since the participants came from the same country, the findings might not be generalizable to college students from other countries.
D) The findings reported in the abstract do not allow us to make conclusions about the role of adjustment and how successful an individual is in life after college.