Dr.Renk would like to study the hook up culture among college students.To be able to generalize her findings to all college students,she needs a representative sample.To obtain such a sample,Dr.Renk shouldA) offer extra credit to students who complete her questionnaire.B) use naturalistic observation in her study.C) seek a random sample of participants.D) exhibit sampling bias when selecting participants.

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Dr.Renk would like to study the hook up culture among college students.To be able to generalize her findings to all college students,she needs a representative sample.To obtain such a sample,Dr.Renk shouldA)  offer extra credit to students who complete her questionnaire.B)  use naturalistic observation in her study.C)  seek a random sample of participants.D)  exhibit sampling bias when selecting participants.

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  To obtain a representative sample, Dr. Renk should seek a random sample of participants. This means each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the study. This will reduce both sampling and selection bias and increase the generalizability of the findings. Offering extra credit (A) may lead to self-selection bias, where only students motivated by extra credit participate. Naturalistic observation (B) may not provide a representative sample as it may only capture the behaviors of those who are observed. Lastly, exhibiting sampling bias (D) would not result in a representative sample.

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