A psychologist is interested in studying stress. Since stress can mean different things to different people, she decides that she would like to assess stress by measuring people's blood pressure. This psychologist has just created a(n)
A)control group
B)operational definition
C)independent variable
D)case study

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An operational definition specifies the exact way in which a concept will be measured in a study. In this case, the psychologist has defined stress in terms of blood pressure, making it measurable and observable.

A Psychologist Is Interested in Studying Stress