_______________ Specifies Which Observable Characteristics Will Be Measured and the Process

question 29

Multiple Choice

_______________ specifies which observable characteristics will be measured and the process for assigning a value to the concept.

• A)Operational definition
• B)Constitutive definition
• C)Concept
• D)Rule
• E)Valid concept

---

Definitions:

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where the focus is on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children aged 2 to 7 years old engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.

Sensorimotor

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (birth to about 2 years) where infants learn about the world primarily through their senses and actions.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in young children's thinking, marked by focusing on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others, characteristic of the preoperational stage.