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)sample
B)population
C)target group
D)control group

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The psychologist is studying a select group of trainees which is a subset of the larger population of all trainees. This subset is known as a sample. A population refers to the entire group of individuals or objects that the researcher is interested in studying, while a target group refers to a specific subset of a population. A control group is a separate group that is used as a standard of comparison in an experiment. Therefore, the best choice for the given scenario is A) Sample.

A Psychologist,studying Pilot Trainees,picks a Select Group of Trainees Who