A researcher conducts a survey of students randomly selected from Introduction to Psychology classes at State University. The researcher then attempts to generalize these findings to all college students. In this example, the target population is:
A) All psychology students
B) All psychology students at State University
C) All college students
D) All college students at State University
E) Cannot be determined given the information available

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The researcher is trying to generalize the findings to all college students, not just psychology students or state university students. Therefore, the target population is all college students.

A Researcher Conducts a Survey of Students Randomly Selected from Introduction