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Use of College Students as Research Participants
It is a common practice in psychological research to recruit college students to serve as study participants. Historically, a significant amount of research across various subfields of psychology has relied on this specific demographic.
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Limitations of Using College Students as Research Participants
A psychology researcher at a university is planning a study on basic attention processes. Considering the typical constraints and environment of academic research, what is the most likely reason they would choose to recruit participants primarily from the university's student body?