A Researcher Uses the Following Hypothesis in a Study: "Excessive

question 28

Multiple Choice

A researcher uses the following hypothesis in a study: "Excessive listening to alternative music will lead to increased depression in young teenagers." Which of the following statements is an acceptable operational definition of "excessive listening"? Excessive listening is defined as:

• A) listening to alternative music more than the average number of hours young teenagers listen to that type of music.
• B) that number of hours over which parents begin to place limitations on listening time.
• C) the number of hours a subject spends listening to alternative music.
• D) the number of hours the subjects listen to alternative music. A mean of these hours will be calculated, and "excessive" will be anything over the mean.

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