When Researchers Take Abstract Concepts and Translate Them into a Form

question 105

Multiple Choice

When researchers take abstract concepts and translate them into a form that allows them to be measured, they develop a(n)

• A) operational definition.
• B) theoretical model.
• C) conceptual abstraction.
• D) experiment.

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Definitions:

Kinetic Energy

The energy that an object possesses due to its motion, dependent on mass and velocity.

Efficient

Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort.

Catalyst

Substance that increases the rate at which a chemical reaction proceeds without being changed permanently.

Chemical Reaction

A process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another, characterized by the breaking and formation of bonds.