You are evaluating the efficacy of a disaster preparation program in campus dorms focused on emergency evacuation. You decide to provide surveys before and after residents complete the program to gauge self-reported levels of disaster preparedness. What component of research is this?
A) conceptualizing
B) operationalizing
C) preexperimental design
D) sampling

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Operationalizing involves defining the variables in a study in a way that allows them to be measured. In this case, the variable of interest is disaster preparedness, and the survey is used to measure this variable.

You Are Evaluating the Efficacy of a Disaster Preparation Program