You measure attention to determine whether having key terms in color or in black print will result in greater attention paid to those words. Attention is measured as the time in milliseconds participants orient their eyes toward the key terms in the text. What is the operational definition for the construct in this example?
A. the key terms
B. color of word (color, black print)
C. the time participants orient their eyes toward the key terms
D. the time it takes to correctly recall the key terms
Ans: C
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