Regarding diversity in psychological research, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)The vast majority of human participants in psychology experiments are recruited from introductory psychology courses.
B)Most of the participants in psychological research have been Caucasian members of the middle class with most of the researchers themselves being Caucasian males.
C)If a study has a disproportionate number of Caucasian participants in comparison to other ethnic groups, the results of the study should be considered completely invalidated.
D)Over the years, there has been a strongly ingrained tendency to assume that what Western researchers discover studying Western research participants is the norm in human behavior.

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Statement C is false because while having a disproportionate number of participants from one ethnic group can limit the generalizability of a study's findings, it does not automatically invalidate the results. Researchers often discuss the limitations of their sample diversity and caution against overgeneralizing their findings.

Regarding Diversity in Psychological Research, Which of the Following Statements