Question

When a professor says that in order to avoid being counted absent you must come to scheduled classes, come to class before the bell, stay the entire class period, and leave only when dismissed, she is using an operational definition.
1. True2. False

Answer 1

Answer:

True.

Explanation:

An operational definition primarily intends to disclose the affirmation of activities/processes or operations that would together contribute to accomplish a specific purpose.

Similarly, the professor in the given description attempts to provide the routine operations or processes like coming to scheduled classes, entering the class prior to bell, leave the class only when the period is dismissed, etc. that are essential to accomplish the specific goal of regulating the classes smoothly by instructing the students about the operations to 'avoid being counted absent'. Therefore, the given statement asserts a true claim.