Which of the following techniques is most likely to be used by social neuroscientists?

Your text has a section on long-term outcomes for low birth weight babies. The main point emphasized

a. the negative effects of low birth weight are generally small during the first year of life but tend to increase over time as more is expected of children b. low birth weight babies are more likely than others to develop developmental problems, but the negative effects of birth status tend to diminish over time c. the majority of low birth weight babies who are also premature tend to have developmental problems; in contrast, those who are small for gestational age are at no greater risk than others for such problems d. low birth weight babies who receive brain stimulation therapy tend to have favorable developmental outcomes; those who don't tend to have unfavorable developmental outcomes

Which of the following best defines the term "sample"?

a. the group of people about whom the results of a study are intended to generalize b. a group of people who are representative of the population as a whole c. the people actually measured in a study d. a small group of people used to pilot test a study