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 is collectively known to researchers as a ________.
A) population
B) target group
C) sample
D) control group

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The group of trainees selected for the study is a subset of the larger population of all pilot trainees. This smaller group is a sample of the population, and is being studied in order to make inferences about the larger population. The other options, target group and control group, do not accurately describe the group being studied in this scenario.

A Psychologist Studying Pilot Trainees Picks a Select Group of Trainees