In Candace’s study of the effect of facial piercing on hiring decisions, she ins
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Question
In Candace’s study of the effect of facial piercing on hiring decisions, she instructed subjects to rate job candidates, with and without facial piercings, on a scale from 1 (reject) to 7 (hire immediately). This scale, along with her instructions, constituted the ____ of the dependent variable.
a.
experimental operational definition
c.
independent operational definition
b.
hypothetical operational definition
d.
measured operational definition
a.
experimental operational definition
c.
independent operational definition
b.
hypothetical operational definition
d.
measured operational definition
Explanation / Answer
Ans : d) Measured operational definition
Since the hiring decisions of the subjects were rated on the scale of 1 to 7 on the basis of facial piercings , it constitues the measured operational definition. The results have not been assumed or hypothesized , so it is not experimental or hypothetical operational definition.