Amy Is Conducting a Survey of Dating Attitudes and Behaviors

question 9

Multiple Choice

Amy is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviors among young adults as part of her masters' thesis work. Amy distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in an introductory psychology course at her university. The 200 students constitute Amy's ________. The people to whom she assumes her results will generalize are termed the _______.

• A) control group; population
• B) experimental group; population
• C) population; sample
• D) sample; population

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Definitions:

Cognitive Neuroscience

The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).

Thought Processes

The mental operations involved in cognition, including perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

Brain Functions

Brain functions encompass various mental processes governed by the brain, including cognition, emotion, motor skills, and sensory perception.

John Watson

An American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the importance of observable behaviors over internal phenomena like thoughts and feelings.