Amy Is Conducting a Survey of Dating Attitudes and Behaviors

question 154

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 of 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:

Linguistic Determinism

The hypothesis that language determines the way we think and perceive the world around us.

Nativist Theory

The theory that certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard-wired into the brain at birth.

Empiricist Theory

A philosophical approach emphasizing that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and observation.

Linguistic Chauvinism

The belief that one's language is superior to others, which can lead to the undervaluing and suppression of other languages and their speakers.