Professor James uses a system that requires a subject to press a button as soon as they see a light blink. He is measuring their reaction time. Unfortunately, his equipment is not working properly and every reaction time recorded randomly fluctuates by plus or minus 10%. You would conclude that the readings obtained with the equipment are:
a. not reliable and not valid.
b. reliable but not valid.
c. not reliable but valid.
d. reliable and valid.
A
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A) Hydrocarbons B) Opioids C) Barbiturates D) Amphetamines
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a. being more satisfied b. being less likely to leave the company c. being less likely to miss work d. being all three of the above