A student sets a computer program to record participants' responses to materials in her experiment to the millisecond, rather than to the tenth of a second. Which characteristic of the measuring instrument is the student trying to ensure?

A. accuracy
B. precision
C. validity
D. reliability


B. precision

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a. Episodic b. Semantic c. Procedural d. Implicit

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What is the most straightforward approach to promoting generalization? ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is a condition in which inadequate levels of sound reach the cochlea?

A. macular degeneration B. presbyopia C. conductive hearing loss D. sensorineural hearing loss

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Follow-up research on brain-based education indicates that although lateralized, the brain functions as a whole.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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