For each of the following operational definitions, decide whether you consider it to be a valid measure. Explain why or why not. Decide whether you consider it to be a reliable measure. Explain why or why not. A researcher defines academic motivation in terms of the number of minutes a student spends working on class-related material outside of class during a 24-hour period from noon on Monday to noon on Tuesday. A professor classifies students as either introverted or extroverted based on the level of participation in class. A sports psychologist measures physical fitness by measuring how far each person can throw a baseball. Reasoning that bigger brains require bigger heads, a researcher measures intelligence by measuring the circumstance of each person’s head (just above the ears).

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For each of the following operational definitions, decide whether you consider it to be a valid measure. Explain why or why not. Decide whether you consider it to be a reliable measure. Explain why or why not.

A researcher defines academic motivation in terms of the number of minutes a student spends working on class-related material outside of class during a 24-hour period from noon on Monday to noon on Tuesday.

A professor classifies students as either introverted or extroverted based on the level of participation in class.

A sports psychologist measures physical fitness by measuring how far each person can throw a baseball.

Reasoning that bigger brains require bigger heads, a researcher measures intelligence by measuring the circumstance of each person’s head (just above the ears).

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