The importance of operational definitions

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Males and females may differ in their approaches to helping others. For example, males may be more likely to help a person having car trouble, and females may be more likely to bring dinner to a sick friend.

Develop two operational definitions for the concept of helping behavior, one that emphasizes the "male style" and the other the "female style."

How might the use of one or the other lead to different conclusions from experimental results regarding who helps more, males or females? What does this tell you about the importance of operational definitions?

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