AP PSYCHOLOGY

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RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES IN PSYCHOLOGY

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The entire group a researcher is interested in or the group about which the researcher wishes to draw conclusions. Usually researchers apply the conclusions to a wider population and then questions are asked about generalizability.
A
Sampling units
B
Target population
C
Sampling frame
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Target population refers to the ENTIRE group of individuals or objects to which researchers are interested in generalizing the conclusions. The target population usually has varying characteristics and it is also known as the theoretical population.

Detailed explanation-2: -A(n) census is conducted when a researcher investigates the entire group of people they are interested in. If a study’s sample is not generalizable to the rest of the population, we would say that the study has external validity that is poor.

Detailed explanation-3: -The target population is the entire population, or group, that a researcher is interested in researching and analysing. A sampling frame is then drawn from this target population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sample frame is the group of individuals that can be selected from the target population given the sampling process used in the study.

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