Research Participants

Definition

Research participants are individuals who voluntarily take part in psychological studies or experiments. They contribute by providing data that helps researchers gain insights into various psychological phenomena.

Related terms

Sampling techniques: Various methods used by researchers to select individuals from a population who will participate in a study.

Human subjects review board/ethics committee: A group responsible for reviewing and approving research protocols involving human participants to ensure ethical standards are met.

Population:

The entire group of individuals that researchers want to draw conclusions about based on data collected from a sample.