A psychologist studying pilot trainees picks a select group of trainees who are hopefully representative of all other trainees. The group of trainees being studied by this psychologist are collectively known to researchers as a ________.

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The group of trainees being studied is a sample, which is a subset of the larger population of all pilot trainees. The population is the entire group of individuals that the researcher is interested in studying. A target group is not a commonly used term in research methods. A control group is a group used in experimental research to compare the effects of an intervention/treatment against a group that does not receive the intervention/treatment.

A Psychologist Studying Pilot Trainees Picks a Select Group of Trainees