Briefly, discuss the two steps in the measurement of a property. What is an oper

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Briefly, discuss the two steps in the measurement of a property.
What is an operational definition?
Provide two personal behaviors (psychological properties) and come up with an operational definition for each.

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(Answer) The two step measurement of a property is to first define the property and then detect the property.

Define the property – When one generates an operational definition that will have some validity when the property is being measured, is known as defining the property.

Detect the property – When an instrument is designed, that has reliability and power when a property is being measured, is known as detecting the property.

Operational Definition – When a researcher is using a measurement method to study a subject, the definitions they use for the variables involved would be an operational definition. An operational definition would also specify exactly how each variable is to be measured and/ or manipulated. This would be similar to a “recipe.”

Let us assume that a child has started to throw tantrums after his parents’ divorce. This child has been quite addicted to aggressive video games lately. The degree of the behaviour is measured by how much he played these games before the divorce and how much he played after. The child played for half an hour before the divorce and then began playing for 4 hours straight, right after the divorce.

Sally has just lost her job. When she worked, she took good care of herself and exercised regularly. She exercised for an hour every day after work. However, after being fired, she worked out for an hour but only once a week.

Source:

Shaughnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (n.d.). Research Methods in Psychology(10th ed.).

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