In developmental research, the sample is:
a. Those individuals who are asked to participate and choose to do so
b. The entire group about which the researcher is interested, including both participants and nonparticipants in a particular study
c. The setting in which the research participants spend significant amounts of time, such as the classroom
d. A subset of research participants whose data are particularly interesting or valuable to the outcome of the study
A
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