Laverne works on an assembly line, spotting defective bottles. Recently, her performance has been poor and her boss warns her that if she misses one more defective bottle, she will be fired. Laverne's reaction time will ____ because of the changed ____.?
a. ?increase; expectancy
b. ?increase; speed-accuracy tradeoff
c. ?decrease; complexity
d. ?decrease; stimulus-response compatibility
ANSWER:
b
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