Reasonable operational definition

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1. An experiment is done in which participants remember a set of words and at the same time push a button when a tone occurs. If they respond more slowly to the tone in one condition we can infer that the word task required ____ in that condition.

a. more processing resources
b. the same amount of processing resources
c. less processing resources
d. no processing resources

2. Which definition below could be considered a reasonable operational definition?

a. Being mad is defined as a state of anger.
b. Love is a feeling of attraction.
c. Hunger is determined by the number of hours without food.
d. Intelligence is the same as being bright.

3. A pilot experiment can be done after the main experiment is over to clear up any unanswered questions.

a. True
b. False

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