Most psychological researchers want to know about behavior of people in general, but are often restricted to studying the college students immediately available to them on their campus. "All people" is the ______population while "college students" is the___________ population.
A) valid; accessible
B) target; sample
C) valid; sample
D) target; accessible

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The "all people" group represents the target population, which is the entire group the researchers are interested in studying. The "college students" group, being the subset of the target population that is actually available for study, represents the accessible population.

Most Psychological Researchers Want to Know About Behavior of People