To Discover Whether Residents of a City Are in Favour

question 6

Multiple Choice

To discover whether residents of a city are in favour of building a new sports stadium,the team's owner randomly selected and interviewed 500 of the city's 500,000 residents.In this instance,what do we call the 500 people whom the owner interviewed

• A) the representative sample 
• B) the biased sample 
• C) the population 
• D) the dependent variable

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Definitions:

Information-Processing Model

A psychological framework comparing human cognition to the way computers process information, focusing on the input-output processes and storage mechanisms.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision proposing that the eye perceives color through the relative rates of response by three types of cone cells, each sensitive to different wavelengths.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the unconscious memory of how to perform tasks, such as riding a bike or typing on a keyboard.

Implicit Tests

Psychological assessments designed to reveal unconscious or hidden attitudes, biases, or preferences, often through the measurement of reaction times and errors.