When Haylee takes a personality test, the researcher gives her detailed instructions and plenty of time to complete it. But Tyler takes the same test and is given only vague instructions and a limited amount of time This procedural difference shows that the test lacks:

a. validity.
b. standardization.
c. reliability.
d. variability.

Answer: b

Psychology

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a. She suffers from retinal degeneration. b. She is experiencing sensory adaptation. c. No photoreceptors are located where the optic nerve leaves the eye. d. There is insufficient light to activate her rods.

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