Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by benbreen on Monday December 21, 2015 @10:07PM
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I've always wondered about this when talking to friends of mine who are psychology grad students about the studies they work on. Since most of them rely upon volunteers attracted via mechanisms like flyers put up on a university campus or the raffle of a free iPad in a college town, aren't these types of volunteer-based studies going to tell you a lot about college kids and (potentially) very little about the general population?
Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by danieltillett on Monday December 21, 2015 @10:52PM
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Yep - college undergrads are the white mice of psychology, just not as cute (usually).
Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by sdoering on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:34AM
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Exactly. And lots of studies (just hearsay) where smashed when trying to replicate them with a sample that mimics the general population.
Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by danieltillett on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:54AM
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Lots of psychology studies have failed to be replicated even in college students. The problem generally is not the population being studied, but the small numbers and a lack of control for bias.
Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by johnchristopher on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @11:07AM
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I came to confirm that as well :).
Students lingering in the hall is the template of psych. models.
Re:The Relationship Between Intelligence and Anxiety
by nommm-nommm on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:34AM
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Yes.
> It should be noted, however, that... the mean IQ for the GAD group was elevated in comparison to the control group (a mean of ∼119 versus a mean of ∼109). Further, the IQ means for both the GAD group and the control group were significantly higher than the average IQ of the general population (∼100). Results should thus be interpreted with the consideration that the study sample is non-representative of the general population.