A researcher decides to measure aggression by recording the number of shocks participants administer to a confederate. This constitutes:
A) operationalization of the conceptual variable
B) a constant
C) a research hypothesis
D) a perfectly defined measure of aggression

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This is an example of operationalization of the conceptual variable of aggression. The researcher has taken a broad and abstract concept, aggression, and defined it in a specific and measurable way, by counting the number of shocks given by participants, making it easier to study and quantify.

A Researcher Decides to Measure Aggression by Recording the Number