Elmer worked hard to establish the meaning of the term "prejudice" for his study on police officers.He consulted the literature and consulted with colleagues who have studied prejudice in order to come to an agreement about what the term means.Elmer engaged in
A)reification.
B)dimensionalization.
C)conceptualization.
D)validity.
E)observation.

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Elmer engaged in conceptualization, which involves establishing a clear definition or concept for a phenomenon of interest. Reification involves treating an abstract concept as if it were a concrete object, dimensionalization involves identifying and measuring different dimensions of a concept, validity involves determining if a measure is actually measuring what it claims to measure, and observation involves collecting data through direct observation.

Elmer Worked Hard to Establish the Meaning of the Term