Sampling methods in Psychology
•Learning Objectives:
–To be able to describe and identify the 3 sampling methods used in
psychological research
–To be able to evaluate the usefulness of each sampling method
•There are 4 ways in which psychologists select their participants.
•These are:
–Self-selecting (also called volunteer)
–Opportunity
–Random
–Please see page 23 of your research methods booklet.
