overselect
verbEtymology From over- + select.
1
To select (something) more than would be expected.
- In another study, Gianakos and Subich (1988) found a relationship of sex and sex-role orientation in the way both men and women choose a college major. In their study, women overselected the traditionally feminine-type areas of study.2015, Virginia N. Gordon, George E. Steele, The Undecided College Student: