Which Statement Represents an Operational Definition

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which statement represents an operational definition?

• A) 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).
• B) Death anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling on contemplation of one's own death (Templer, 1986), measured by Templer's Death Anxiety Scale.
• C) Maternal identity entails maternal cognitions and affect with regard to the maternal-infant relational system (Walker and Montgomery, 1994).
• D) Pain is a pattern of responses to protect the organism from harm (Sternbach, 1979).

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Definitions:

Meta-Analytic Results

Findings from a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple studies to determine overall trends.

Substance Use Disorders

A range of conditions that affect an individual's ability to control their use of substances such as drugs or alcohol.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by tendencies toward emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, worry, and sadness.

Extraversion

A personality trait characterized by outgoingness, high energy, and being socially oriented.