Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Operational definitions are used to get the meaning of abstract concepts.

Statement II:Operational definitions do not define how a variable is measured.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

Statement one holds because operational definitions give a working meaning to abstract concepts.

They translate a broad concept into observable, measurable terms.

Statement two fails because operational definitions do specify how a variable is measured.

They state the exact operations used to produce or record the variable.

For example, intelligence may be operationalised as an IQ test score.

Clear operational definitions improve the replicability of a study.

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