APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Are Samples of Today's Volunteer Subjects Representative of the Population?

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Methodology

Session: Poster Session XIV

Authors

Abstract

This study compares personality and demographic characteristics of undergraduate students who volunteered as research participants to the characteristics of students who did not volunteer. The research updates past research on the topic by looking at modern variables like social media usage, student loans, and employment.

Statistics and Methodology