In research, an operational definition

a. identifies the measurement procedure for a variable

b. explains the relationship between two variables.
c. defines the researcher's hypothesis.
d. refers to any variable that cannot be measured.


a

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following answers was not supported by Ford and Schroeder's research?

a. College students hold a generally favorable view of illicit prescription drugs b. Stress on college campuses is at an all time high c. Depression is an important mediating to misuse of prescriptive stimulants d. Students are turning to coffee instead of prescription drugs

Sociology

Staudinger argues that openness to experience is highly correlated with ego development, wisdom, and emotional complexity and that all of these characteristics ____________ in people as they age.

A. increase B. remain the same C. may show decline D. become increasingly difficult to measure

Sociology

When confronted by a crisis, strong families tend to:

a. retreat. b. expand. c. unite. d. shrink.

Sociology