As Part of Her Master's Thesis Work, Amy Is Conducting

question 34

Multiple Choice

As part of her master's thesis work, Amy is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviors among young adults. She first distributes questionnaires to 200 randomly selected students enrolled in introductory psychology courses 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; sample
• B) experimental group; population
• C) population; sample
• D) sample; population

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Definitions:

Specialized Skills

Particular abilities or expertise developed to perform specific tasks or functions proficiently, often requiring focused training or experience.

Aspect

A particular part or feature of something, or a way in which something can be viewed or considered.

Significant Brain Loss

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Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, usually measured in terms of systolic and diastolic pressure.