According to your text, researcher Marian Diamond hypothesized that intelligence might reflect the ratio of glial cells to neurons in the brain. If this hypothesis were confirmed, the glial cell-to-neuron ratio might represent a reasonable __________ definition of intelligence.
A)operational
B)measured
C)conceptual
D)procedural

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An operational definition specifies the procedures used to measure or manipulate a variable. If the glial cell-to-neon ratio were confirmed to reflect intelligence, using this ratio as a measure would be an operational definition of intelligence, as it specifies how intelligence is quantified for research purposes.

According to Your Text, Researcher Marian Diamond Hypothesized That Intelligence