Define a Construct and Explain Why Psychologists Often Need to Use

question 65

Essay

Define a construct and explain why psychologists often need to use an operational definition to measure constructs.

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Definitions:

Geological Processes

Natural dynamic actions or events that result in the physical modification of the earth's surface, including erosion, sedimentation, and volcanic activity.

Fossilized

Fossilization refers to the process by which organic material is replaced by minerals, turning remains into stone over geological time.

Plate Tectonics

This is the scientific theory that explains the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.

Earth's Crust

The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rocks and minerals, which is both continental and oceanic in type.