A researcher records how long in seconds it takes a group of participants to recall a list of words with low and high levels of distraction. What is the operational definition for memory in this example?
A. level of distraction (low, high)
B. the list of words
C. the time it takes to recall the list of words
D. the operational definition is not given
Answer: C
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