Andy decides to use a measure of how many times per week research participants talk to their partner as a measure of relationship closeness. According to the chapter on methods, what is "closeness"?

a) an imaginary construct

b) the operationalization of a psychological construct

c) the predictor variable

d) a psychological construct

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21 February, 16:25

Andy decides to use a measure of how many times per week research participants talk to their partner as a measure of relationship closeness. According to the chapter on methods, what is "closeness"?

a) an imaginary construct

b) the operationalization of a psychological construct

c) the predictor variable

d) a psychological construct

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Piper Love · Answer 1

d) a psychological construct

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According to the chapter, closeness is a psychological construct. The extent to which a partner includes the perspective of the other in his or her self concept. In a study titled "The path to closeness: A mediational model for overcoming the risks of increasing closeness" by Jennifer M. Tomlinson and Arthur Aron published in 2013. it was also stated that closeness is a psychological construct.