Which of the following is an example of an operational definition of credibility?
A) Credibility is the extent to which an individual is perceived as being worthy of belief.
B) Credibility is the amount of informational power a source possesses.
C) Credibility is the score a source achieves on a 7-point scale that asks subjects to indicate their responses to the statement: "I find the source believable."
D) All of the above

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An operational definition specifies how a concept is measured or manipulated in a specific study. Option C provides a measurable way to assess credibility using a 7-point scale.

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