Professor Tyler wrote a proposal to study the impact of authoritarianism on child rearing practices. She began her research by reviewing the meaning of authoritarianism in the sociological and psychological literature. Based on this review, she formulated her own definition of authoritarianism. This process illustrates

a. operationalization.
b. the interchangeability of indicators.
c. conceptualization.
d. validity assessment.
e. reliability assessment.


C

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