Virtually all studies done in psychology rely on studying people representative of a larger group. What do we call the groups of people who participate in these studies?
A) samples
B) populations
C) mesosystems
D) independent variables

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The groups of people who participate in psychology studies are called samples, which are subsets of the larger population being studied. Samples are used to make inferences about the population as a whole, and are chosen to be representative of the population in order to increase the generalizability of study findings.

Virtually All Studies Done in Psychology Rely on Studying People