There Is Nothing WEIRD About Basic Research: The Critical Role of Convenience Samples in Psychological Science.

Attention to issues of sample diversity and generalizability has increased dramatically in the past 15 years, as psychological scientists have confronted the limitations of relatively homogeneous samples. Though this reckoning was perhaps overdue and has undoubtedly shined a light on some poor resea...

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Published in:	American Psychologist Vol. 80; no. 7; pp. 1073 - 1081
Main Author:	Sherman, Jeffrey W.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association Oct2025
Subjects:	Psychiatry Patients' rights Human research subjects Participant-researcher relationships Professions Communication barriers Research ethics Education of psychologists Diversity & inclusion policies Statistical sampling
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