Which Statement Is an Operational Definition of a Concept

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an operational definition of a concept?

• A) Death anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling on contemplation of one's own death, measured by Templar's Death Anxiety Scale (Templar, 1986).
• B) Pain is a pattern of responses to protect the organism from harm (Sternbach, 1979).
• C) Maternal identity entails maternal cognitions and affect with regard to the maternal-infant relational system (Walker and Montgomery, 1994).
• D) Spirituality is a way of being or experiencing that comes about through an awareness of a transcendent dimension and one's identifiable values with regard to self, other, nature, and whatever one considers to be ultimate (Elkins, 1988).

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Definitions:

Special Journal

A type of accounting journal that is used for recording and categorizing a specific type of transaction which occurs frequently.

General Journal

A primary accounting record used to record all types of transactions except for those related to specific tasks, such as sales or purchases, which have their own journals.

General Ledger Control Account

A General Ledger Control Account is a summary account that consolidates the total balances of all accounts in a subsidiary ledger, used to maintain integrity in financial reporting.

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger that contains the individual accounts with a common characteristic, supporting entries recorded in a general ledger.