Henrich et al.(2010)have questioned the external validity of any studies using WEIRD participants.Their criticisms focus on the fact that such participants
A) should be avoided,and only 'normal' university students should be selected for participation.
B) by being Western,Educated,Industrialized,Rich,and Democratic,such participants may not represent the humanity as a whole.
C) are overwhelmingly male,so cannot generalize to the general population in North America.
D) are always psychology students who are not representative of students in general.

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Henrich et al. (2010) argue that WEIRD participants, by being Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic, may not represent the diversity of human populations as a whole. Therefore, studies that use such participants may have limited external validity.

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