Which of the following would be an operational definition designed to measure the amount of violence on television?
A) asking people how many TV sets they own in their home
B) counting the number of homicides that occur on a TV show
C) identifying the sponsors and producers of a particular TV show
D) determining if the TV show is translated into other languages

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Counting the number of homicides that occur on a TV show would be an operational definition designed to measure the amount of violence on television. This would provide a quantitative measure of violence by tallying the number of violent acts depicted on TV. The other options do not directly measure violence on television. Asking people how many TV sets they own in their home may be indicative of TV viewing habits, but would not provide a measure of violence specifically. Identifying the sponsors and producers of a particular TV show and determining if the TV show is translated into other languages are not relevant to measuring violence on television.

Which of the Following Would Be an Operational Definition Designed