subject samples

• Random sample - A sample in which every member of the relevant

  population had an equal chance of being chosen to participate in the

  study.
• Convenience sample - A nonrandom research sample that is used because it is easily available.
• Random assignment - The random, unbiased assignment of subjects in a research sample to the various experimental and control conditions.
• Debriefed - Informing the subject in an experiment about the purpose of the study in which he or she was a participant and providing any other relevant information.