Philip is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviours among young adults as part of his masters' thesis work. Philip distributes questionnaires to 300 randomly selected students enrolled in an introductory psychology course at his university. The 300 students constitute Philip's ________. The people to whom he assumes his results will generalize are termed the _______.

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The 300 students are the sample, as they are the group that is being studied. The population refers to the larger group of people to whom Philip assumes his results will generalize. Therefore, D is the correct answer. A and B are incorrect as they refer to experimental and control groups, which are not relevant in this scenario. C is incorrect as the population and sample are two different terms with distinct meanings.

Philip Is Conducting a Survey of Dating Attitudes and Behaviours