Question

Dr. gordon conducts an experiment on one of her clients, johnny, who displays symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. she postulates that johnny’s hyperactivity will be measured by the number of times he moves about while in the middle of a conversation. in this scenario, dr. gordon’s postulation is the

Answer 1

The postulation regarding Johnny's activity level is considered the operational definition. This allows for the object being studied (in this case, Johnny's activity level) to have some sort of benchmark standard at which to classify what he is doing to be able to make a conclusion based upon that standard.