RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Operational Definition
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Independent Variable
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Control Variable Scientific Inquiry
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Scientific Law
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Detailed explanation-1: -Operational variables (or operationalizing definitions) refer to how you will define and measure a specific variable as it is used in your study. This enables another psychologist to replicate your research and is essential in establishing reliability (achieving consistency in the results).
Detailed explanation-2: -► An operational definition is how we (the. researcher) decide to measure our the variables. in our study (variable = anything that can be measured).
Detailed explanation-3: -Operationally defining a variable involves taking an abstract construct like depression that cannot be directly observed and transforming it into something that can be directly observed and measured. Most variables can be operationally defined in many different ways.