A student is interested in studying college student success. His professor asked, “How will you measure it?” The student replies, “with the grade-point average at graduation.” This instance of specifying how college student success is to be measured is an example of
A. placebo effects.
B. descriptive identification.
C. hypothesis testing.
D. operational definitions.
Answer:D
A student is interested in studying college student success. His professor asked, “How will you measure it?” The student replies, “with the grade-point average at graduation.” This instance of specifying how college student success is to be measured is an example of
A. placebo effects. B. descriptive identification. C. hypothesis testing. D. operational definitions.