Question 1

what are some variables or terms related to your proposed study idea? Question 2

How might you operationalize those?

Question 3

The operational definition of a variable is the specific way in which it is measured in that study. Another study might measure the same conceptual measure differently. If you were studying ways of helping people stop smoking, smoking cessation would be an outcome measure (dependent variable). How does the knowledge we learn through operational definitions help us in future studies?