What is the relationship between a conceptual definition and an operational definition?
a. The conceptual definition provides information; the operational definition provides none.
b. The conceptual definition is concrete, and the operational definition is abstract.
c. They are the same, in most instances.
d. The operational definition allows the researcher to create a measurable variable from a concept; the conceptual definition does not.
ANS: D
Operationalizing a variable or a concept involves developing conceptual and operational definitions. A conceptual definition provides the theoretical meaning of a concept or variable. The conceptual definition provides a basis for formulating an operational definition. An operational definition is derived from a set of procedures and progressive acts that a researcher performs either to manipulate an independent variable or to measure the existence or degree of existence of the dependent variable.
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