An Operational Definition Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

An operational definition is:

• A)a statement that attempts to predict a set of phenomena and specifies relationships among variables that can be empirically tested.
• B)an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships.
• C)the precise meaning of a term used to describe a variable,such as a type of behaviour that researchers want to measure.
• D)the principle that a scientific theory must make predications that are specific enough to expose the theory to the possibility of disconfirmation.

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Definitions:

Ethnicity

A category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.

Race

A social construct used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable physical characteristics, geographical ancestry, culture, history, and language.

Sexual Scripts

Socially learned guidelines that dictate how individuals should feel and behave in sexual contexts, influencing sexual and romantic interactions.

Gender

The range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity, often based on social, cultural, and psychological aspects, rather than strictly biological ones.