Given the anonymity afforded to individuals in online interactions, researchers

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Given the anonymity afforded to individuals in online interactions, researchers hypothesized that shy individuals would have more favorable attitudes toward Facebook and that shyness would be positively correlated with time spent on Facebook. They also hypothesized that shy individuals would have fewer Facebook "Friends" just like they have fewer friends than non-shy individuals have in the offline world. Data were collected on 103 undergraduate students at a university in southwestern Ontario via online questionnaires. The study states "Participants were recruited through the university's psychology participation pool. After indicating an interest in the study, participants were sent an e-mail containing the study's URL as well as the necessary login credentials." Are the results of this study generalizable to the population of all Facebook users?

Select the statements which are true. (There may be more than one correct answer.)
A. No, students are less likely to use Facebook than other members of Facebook are.
B. No, only students who were interested in participating in the survey took part.
C. No, the survey only asked university students, who are more likely to have a favourable attitude towards social media in general.
D. Yes, the students were selected randomly.
E. Yes, students are more likely to answer the questions honestly if they volunteer to participate in the survey.
F. Yes, students are a good representation of the population as a whole, since the majority of Facebook members are students.
G. No, students are more likely to lie on the survey than other Facebook members are.
H. Yes, only students who were interested in participating in the survey took part.
I. Yes, students are more likely to be shy than the rest of the population is.
J. No, students were not randomly sampled.
K. Yes, students from a southwestern Ontario university are a good representation of students as a whole.
L. No, the link to the survey was sent via email, and those who check their email regularly are more likely to be avid Facebook users, who would have a more favourable attitude towards Facebook.
M. None of the above

Explanation / Answer

A. FALSE .

B. TRUE  

C. TRUE .

D. FALSE . Because candidates who wanted to participate were chosen, this is definitely not a random process.

E. TRUE.

F. TRUE.

G. FALSE.

H. TRUE.

I. FALSE

J. TRUE.

K.FALSE.

L.FALSE.

M. FALSE

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