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Question: A key characteristic of the scientific method is the use of a systematic empirical approach to studying one's subject matter. Key concepts in scientific psychology include clear conceptual and operational definitions of constructs, reliable and valid measures, and testable hypotheses.

Answer the following:

Choose two psychological concepts that you think could be related (or correlated) to each other e.g., boredom and social media use (Please do not use this example yourself.).

a) Provide a conceptual definition for each concept and a brief rationale that describes why you think the two variables might be related.

b) State a hypothesis that flows from your rationale in (a) and includes both constructs.

c) Provide an operational definition for each construct you chose in the previous question. That is,how would you measure these variables?

You can use established measures or suggest a new approach

d) Explain the difference between the reliability and validity of a measure. Using the operational definitions, you provided in part (b) complete the following:

e) Describe two methods you could use to demonstrate the reliability of the measures in (c).

You can use a different method for each one or suggest two methods suitable for both.

f) Describe two methods you could use to demonstrate the validity of the measures in (c). You can use a different method for each one or suggest two methods suitable for both.