In its discussion of habituation, your text notes that when infants pay attention to a stimulus, their heart rate increases. Increased heart rate may therefore serve as a(n) _________ definition of "paying attention."
A)experimental
B)conceptual
C)operational
D)procedural

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Operational definitions specify the procedures used to measure or manipulate a variable. In this context, using increased heart rate as a measure for "paying attention" is an operational definition because it provides a specific, observable, and measurable criterion for determining when attention occurs.

In Its Discussion of Habituation, Your Text Notes That When