Question 1

Objects include:

Accepted Answer

A) Persons,strategic business units,and companies. 
B) Countries,cars,and arousal seeking tendency. 
C) Elephants,kitchen appliances,and shopping enjoyment. 
D) Restaurants,shampoo,and service quality. 
A) Persons,strategic business units,and companies. 
B) Countries,cars,and arousal seeking tendency. 
C) Elephants,kitchen appliances,and shopping enjoyment. 
D) Restaurants,shampoo,and service quality. A

Question 2

Examples of characteristics of objects are:

Accepted Answer

A) Length,weight,and country. 
B) Arousal seeking tendency,strategic business unit,and shopping enjoyment. 
C) Service quality,conditioning effects,and taste. 
D) Restaurants,shampoo,and service quality. 
A) Length,weight,and country. 
B) Arousal seeking tendency,strategic business unit,and shopping enjoyment. 
C) Service quality,conditioning effects,and taste. 
D) Restaurants,shampoo,and service quality. C

Question 3

Operationalizing a concept consists of delineating the reasons,antecedents,consequences,or correlates of the concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Measurement is the assignment of numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to a pre-specified set of rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Operationalizing a variable precedes defining a variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The construct 'hunger' is a typical example of a construct that must be operationalized because it is an abstract and subjective concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following answers is a 'concept'?

Accepted Answer

A) Desk. 
B) Plant. 
C) Chair. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Desk. 
B) Plant. 
C) Chair. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Operationalizing is done by looking at the behavioral dimensions,facets,or properties denoted by the concept.These are then translated into observable and measurable elements so as to develop an index of measurement of the concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Attributes of objects that can be physically measured by some calibrated instruments pose no measurement problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reduction of abstract concepts to render them measurable in a tangible way is called operationalizing the concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A variable or construct must always be directly observable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Operationalizing is:

Accepted Answer

A) Designing questionnaires. 
B) Translating a problem definition into a research question. 
C) Making an abstract concept measurable. 
D) Defining difficult concepts in the research proposal. 
A) Designing questionnaires. 
B) Translating a problem definition into a research question. 
C) Making an abstract concept measurable. 
D) Defining difficult concepts in the research proposal.

Question 13

You cannot measure objects;you measure _____________ of objects.

Accepted Answer

A) Elements. 
B) Dimensions. 
C) Antecedents. 
D) Attributes. 
A) Elements. 
B) Dimensions. 
C) Antecedents. 
D) Attributes.

Objects include:

Examples of characteristics of objects are:

Operationalizing a concept consists of delineating the reasons,antecedents,consequences,or correlates of the concept.

Measurement is the assignment of numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to a pre-specified set of rules.

Operationalizing a variable precedes defining a variable.

The construct 'hunger' is a typical example of a construct that must be operationalized because it is an abstract and subjective concept.

Which of the following answers is a 'concept'?

Operationalizing is done by looking at the behavioral dimensions,facets,or properties denoted by the concept.These are then translated into observable and measurable elements so as to develop an index of measurement of the concept.

Attributes of objects that can be physically measured by some calibrated instruments pose no measurement problems.

Reduction of abstract concepts to render them measurable in a tangible way is called operationalizing the concepts.

A variable or construct must always be directly observable.

Operationalizing is:

You cannot measure objects;you measure _____________ of objects.

Introduction to Research

Scientific Investigation

The Research Process: the Broad Problem Area and Defining the Problem Statement

The Research Process: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis Design

The Research Process: Elements of Research Design

Measurement: Scaling,reliability,validity

Data Collection Methods

Experimental Designs

Sampling

Quantitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis Part 2: Hypothesis Testing

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Research Report

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Exam 6: Measurement of Variables: Operational Definition

Objects include:

Examples of characteristics of objects are:

Operationalizing a concept consists of delineating the reasons,antecedents,consequences,or correlates of the concept.

Measurement is the assignment of numbers or other symbols to characteristics of objects according to a pre-specified set of rules.

Operationalizing a variable precedes defining a variable.

The construct 'hunger' is a typical example of a construct that must be operationalized because it is an abstract and subjective concept.

Which of the following answers is a 'concept'?

Operationalizing is done by looking at the behavioral dimensions,facets,or properties denoted by the concept.These are then translated into observable and measurable elements so as to develop an index of measurement of the concept.

Attributes of objects that can be physically measured by some calibrated instruments pose no measurement problems.

Reduction of abstract concepts to render them measurable in a tangible way is called operationalizing the concepts.

A variable or construct must always be directly observable.

Operationalizing is:

You cannot measure objects;you measure _____________ of objects.

Introduction to Research

Scientific Investigation

The Research Process: the Broad Problem Area and Defining the Problem Statement

The Research Process: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis Design

The Research Process: Elements of Research Design

Measurement: Scaling,reliability,validity

Data Collection Methods

Experimental Designs

Sampling

Quantitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis Part 2: Hypothesis Testing

Qualitative Data Analysis

The Research Report

Filters