Question

You are conducting an experiment to test whether exercise improves self control in children. Half of the children will jump rope for 5 minutes before being left alone in a room with a bowl of candy. The other half of the children will color for 5 minutes before being left alone in the room with the candy. You plan to measure how long it takes for each child to begin eating the candy, as well as how much candy each child consumes. Which statement about your research is true?

Answer 1

Answer:

Your dependent variable has two operational definitions.

Explanation:

Dependent variable: In psychological or scientific research, the dependent variable is described as a variable which is being tested or measured by a researcher in particular research, study, or experiment. Any changes in the independent variable will cause a direct effect on the dependent variable.

Operational definition: In psychology, operational definition is defined as a particular statement encompassing various procedures the experimenter or the researcher is using to measure the desired variable.