{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The IB Psychology Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych","author_name":"Travis Dixon","author_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/author\/tdixon\/","title":"The IA's Population Pitfall | The IB Psychology Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VBmV9U3WF6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/04\/30\/the-ias-population-pitfall\/\">The IA&#8217;s Population Pitfall<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2026\/04\/30\/the-ias-population-pitfall\/embed\/#?secret=VBmV9U3WF6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The IA&#8217;s Population Pitfall&#8221; &#8212; The IB Psychology Blog\" data-secret=\"VBmV9U3WF6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/00a4df3b-f7cf-4ddb-a43e-a5e4b83983dc.jpg","thumbnail_width":1536,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"Inconsistencies in resources and exemplars raise questions about how specific the \u201cpopulation of interest\u201d needs to be and what does the term even mean? In this post, I\u2019ll outline the resources that have me confused and I\u2019ll finish with my advice. The Problem How specific does the &#8220;population of interest&#8221; have to be? One would assume \u201cpopulation of interest\u201d means ... Read More"}