Question

Dr. aba is conducting a study to see whether there is a relationship between birth order and shyness. to assess participants' shyness, dr. aba uses a questionnaire: a score of 0-5 on the questionnaire indicates extreme shyness; 6-10, moderate shyness; 11-15, normal shyness; 16-20, moderate lack of shyness; and 21-25, extreme lack of shyness. this use of the questionnaire establishes a(n) _____ of shyness.

Answer 1

The Answer to this question is operational definition.
This use of the questionnaire establishes an operational definition of shyness.

We can define operational definition as it explains the concepts or variables by the way they are measured, anything that can be measured is a variable. Dr. Aba is conducting a study between birth order and shyness, so she needs to develop an operational definition of birth order and shyness.