FRHD 3070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Theoretical Definition, Face Validity, Operationalization

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3070
• Professor: John Dwyer

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Conceptualization: the process of developing clear, rigorous, systematic conceptual definitions for abstract ideas or concepts. Conceptual definition: a careful systematic definition of a construct that is explicitly written to clarify one"s thinking. It"s often linked to other concepts or theoretical statements. Operationalization: the process of moving from the conceptual definition of a concept to a set of specific activities or measures that allow a researcher to observe it empirically. Operational definition: the definition of a variable in terms of the specific activities to measure or indicate it with empirical evidence. Conceptual hypothesis: a type of hypothesis in which the researcher expresses variables in abstract, conceptual terms and expresses the relationship among variables in a theoretical way. Empirical hypothesis: a type of hypothesis in which the researcher expresses variables in specific terms and expresses the association among the measured indicators of observable empirical evidence.