Exam 5: Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

A researcher who defines "elite families" as those with annual incomes larger than $250,000 has __________ this concept.

Ignatius wanted to be sure he covered the full range of meanings in his measurement of happiness among college students.Given this,he was particularly concerned with

When one's research purposes aren't clear,it is advisable to choose the highest level of measurement possible.

A measurement that is inaccurate,but consistently reports the same results is

Changing definitions almost inevitably results in different descriptive conclusions.

Marlinda developed three aspects for her concept love: communication,trust,and attraction.These aspects are known as

A measurement of fear of crime,ranked from 1 to 10 with 10 being "most fearful" and 1 being "not fearful at all" would be an example of:

Professor Twist created the categories of less than 20 hours,20 hours to 40 hours,40 hours to 60 hours,and 60 hours or more for the variable "number of hours employed outside the home." Salton's scheme is

The real definition of a phenomena is the most important for researchers to understand.

When we fall into the trap of believing that terms have real meanings,we are guilty of

After noting that there are three aspects to the quality of a relationship (belonging/affirmation,interdependence,and intimacy)Professor Miller designed an instrument to measure the quality of a relationship.In looking at her questionnaire,she noticed that there were no items tapping intimacy.Her measure lacks

In terms of specification,which of the following statements about nominal definitions is FALSE?

Professor Rogers created two surveys,each containing five different indicators for his measure of student engagement.She asked students in the two different sections of her research methods course each to voluntarily answer the five indicators.Which type of reliability is she likely testing?

A weighing scale that consistently tells Susie that she is 115 pounds-5 pounds lighter than she really is-every time she stands on the scale is __________,but not _____________.

Which of the following is a nominal variable?

Specification is the process through which concepts are made more specific.

_______________ involves determining the extent to which a measure represents concepts it should represent and does not represent concepts it should not represent.

When the variable religious affiliation is classified as Protestant,Catholic,and Jewish,this variable has the important quality of being

Predictive validity is another term for criterion-related validity.

Monique developed a measure of religiosity and gave her instrument to her sample on two different occasions to see how reliable it was.Which type of reliability is reflected in this example?