TECHNICAL VS. OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

An operational definition is the specific meaning of a word or phrase given to it by the group of people who use the word in their specific _____________.

• Context

• Progress

• Concept

• Process

What definition is used that includes examples of terms and words found in the dictionary?

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

• Expanded Definition

• Extended Defintion

The following choices are examples of technical definitions EXCEPT:

• Results - presents the information gathered through the research.

• Evidence – outward signs or proofs to ascertain the truth of the matter.

• Research – establishes facts and new findings through a systematic investigation.

• Public Policy – new laws passed, institutional reform, change in corporate practice etc.

“Public Deliberation – hearings, speeches, press statements and other forms of deliberations among policy–makers or opinion.”

The definition of the term above is an example of __________________.

• Extended Definition

• Expanded Definition

• Operational Definition

• Technical Definition

Which of the following statements DOES NOT belong to the group of operational definitions?

• Employee Satisfaction – number of days per month that the employee shows up to work on time.

• Possession – time taken to honk the horn at the car ahead after a stop light turns green.

• Items – number of people correctly solving a group performance task.

• Questionnaire – a set of questions used to gather information in a survey.

Identify whether the following definition is technical or operational:

Sleep deprivation is when a newborn baby will require 24-hours attention.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Identify whether the following definition is technical or operational:

A microscope is laboratory equipment used to observe things that are too small and are not visible to the naked human eye

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Identify whether the following definition is technical or operational:

A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, having four legs.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Identify whether the following definition is technical or operational:

For this study, violent crime was defined as the number of people arrested in a given day for murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as recorded by the local police.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

TRUE or FALSE?

A technical definition gives a precise meaning to the spoken or written word, forming a "common language" between two or more people.

• TRUE

• FALSE