Research Methods For Behavioral Sciences

Research Methods for Behavioral SciencesStudent’s NameInstitution AffiliationCourseTutors NameDateResearch Methods for Behavioral SciencesQuestion One Question One A A theory as a group of underlying mechanisms that lead to a particular behavior and a construct as a character helps in anticipating an idea (research methods for behavioral sciences, 2020, p.53). Individuals' behaviors are brought about by his/her interactions with external stimuli. The definition that social anxiety is the number of minutes before a child begins to interact with adults other than his or her parents is a valid measure because the child is maybe nervous in adults' presence. The definition is a reliable measure because the child's anxiety is observable through nervousness or concentration levels.Question One B.An individual exhibits attributes that can help one to classify the type of construct that led to his or her behavior. An operational definition is a method of defining and measuring variables that are not measured or observed theory (research methods for behavioral sciences, 2020, p.54) directly. Operational definitions can be used to determine whether an individual is an introvert or an extrovert. The professor’s argument is valid because extroverts express their