selected group

a sample explicitly chosen with respect to specific criteria related to the purpose of a research study. For example, in a study of attitudes of older adults a researcher might choose a sample of citizens aged 65 and over from four geographic regions in the United States. Also called selected sample.

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October 18th 2024

social representation

a system, model, or code for unambiguously naming and organizing values, ideas, and conduct, which enables communication and social exchange (i.e., at the levels of language and behavior) among members of a particular group or community. [term coined and theory elaborated by Romanian-born French psychologist Serge Moscovici (1925– )]