Sean is conducting an experiment whereby he wants to measure sexual arousal by monitoring rates of perspiration and thus has purchased a new machine to measure perspiration
His first task is to make sure that this machine can make accurate and consistent measurements over time. What is Sean doing with his new perspiration monitoring machine?
a. testing its effectiveness c. testing its validity
b. testing its sensitivity d. testing its reliability
ANS: D
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