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Assignment #2: Conceptualization and Operationalization 10 points Objectives: (1) To refine your Independent and Dependent Variables. (2) Define (conceptualize) your independent and dependent variables. (3) Begin planning how to measure (operationalize) your independent and dependent variables. Reminder, at least 1 (one) of your variables MUST be a scale or index. Instructions: For this assignment you need to conceptualize and operationalize your independent variables and dependent variables from Assignment #1: Research Topic and Questions. Please consider the feedback you got from Assignment #1 when conceptualizing and operationalizing your variables. Please choose at least one set of variables (one question and one hypothesis) for this assignment. First narrowly define your independent variables. This is the conceptualization step. Make sure your definition is very, very specific. It is not enough to copy and paste the encyclopedia definition or a definition you got from google. Instead, this definition should include how YOU are thinking about this concept. Please state the variable name and then the definition for each variable you are defining. Next come up with a way of measuring your independent variables. This is the operationalization step. Again, you will need to state the variable and the operational definition for each. How will you measure this variable? How will this information be collected? What sort of survey question(s) might be used? Will you use an index or a scale or will a single direct question work? What level of measurement will you use? (NOMINAL, ORDINAL, INTERVAL, RATIO). First narrowly define your dependent variables. This is the conceptualization step. Make sure your definition is very, very specific. It is not enough to copy and paste the encyclopedia definition or a definition you got from google. Instead, this definition should include how YOU are thinking about this concept. Please state the variable name and then the definition for each variable you are defining. Next come up with a way of measuring your dependent variables. This is the operationalization step. Again, you will need to state the variable and the operational definition for each. How will you measure this variable? How will this information be collected? What sort of survey question(s) might be used? Will you use an index or a scale, direct questions, etc.? What level of measurement will you use? (INTERVAL, RATIO). Reminder that your dependent variable needs to be a scale or interval/ratio level measure. Looking at your independent and dependent variables, what other variables (extraneous variables) might interfere with the relationship between your independent and dependent variables? List at least 3 and briefly discuss how you might conceptualize and measure these three extraneous variables. Please include whether you think these extraneous variables are intervening or antecedent. Helpful Tips: Your dependent variable must be a scale or interval/ratio level measure. It is strongly encouraged that your review how other scholars conceptualized and operationalized their own variables. You can and should use scales or indices that other reputable scholars have developed. You can use the CSULB library or google to find scales or indices that fit your concepts. If you are struggling with this assignment it may be useful to rethink your research question. Try simplifying your research question or getting more specific with your question.