The researcher stated that in his experiment, aggression will be described as "the number of times a frustrated individual insults the person who prevented work on the puzzle." This description is considered to be a(n)
a. estimated value.
b. theoretical element.
c. operational definition.
d. hypothesis.
ANSWER: c
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