If self-concept is one of the variables in a quantitative study, which of the following operational definitions would be favorably critiqued?
a. Each individual will be given an overview of the concept of the self and asked to write a definition telling about his or her own self-concept.
b. For purposes of this study, the self-concept will be defined as the subject's score on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept scale.
c. Self-concept is an individual's view of himself and/or herself. It is the positive and negative feelings of self-definition and self-worth and factors that are important to the self.
d. Self-concept will be measured as positive or negative.
ANS: B
The definition "For purposes of this study, the self-concept will be defined as the subject's score on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept scale" operationalizes the concept into a measurable format that is clear to the reader.
The definition "Each individual will be given an overview of the concept of the self and asked to write a definition telling about his or her own self-concept" does not provide an operational definition per se in a quantitative study.
Although "Self-concept is an individual's view of himself and/or herself. It is the positive and negative feelings of self-definition and self-worth and factors that are important to the self" would be a possible conceptual definition, it does not define the concept into a measurable format that is clear to the reader.
The definition "Self-concept will be measured as positive or negative" is far from complete. It gives the reader almost no information.
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