Communication Research Method 2nd assignment handout 2022-1

1.Identify independent variables and dependent variables researched in the study and explain, in your own words, why the variables are independent or dependent variables.

2.Identify the conceptual definitions of all the constructs. If the authors did not explicitly provide a conceptual definition of a variable, indicate that the authors did not provide one and provide your own speculations (guesses or inferences) (i.e., what you think the authors meant, etc.). For this question, it would be acceptable to cite the exact conceptual definition provided in the article using quotation marks (`”) and providing page numbers [for example, love is conceptually defined as “affectionate attitudes toward..(Smith & Bush, 1999, pp. 189-190)”. Smith and Bath (1999) defines love as “emotional state of..” (pp. 302-303)]

3.Identify the operational definition of each variable.