A Sample in Which Every Possible Combination of Items in the Population

question 68

Multiple Choice

A sample in which every possible combination of items in the population has an equal chance of constituting the sample is a:

• A) statistical sample.
• B) judgement sample.
• C) representative sample.
• D) random sample.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

Psychological defense mechanism in which a person forms an opposite emotional or behavioral reaction to the way he or she really feels to keep those true feelings hidden from self and others.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

External Locus of Control

A belief that one's successes or failures result from external factors beyond one's control.

Rotter

Julian B. Rotter, a psychologist known for his work on locus of control, a theory about how people perceive the source of life events and outcomes as either within themselves or externally.