Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. a researcher conducts an experiment on the secretion of a particular hormone in mice. scientists inject mice with a substance that stimulates the production of the hormone. the scientists then test the levels of hormones produced by the mice. the tool used to measure the hormones consistently detects the levels at 10 points lower than the actual hormone levels in the mice. this tool makes measurements, but the measurements arent

Explanation:

Reliability refers to the consistency of a measurement. Since the tool consistently detects the levels at 10 points lower, it is reliable in the sense of consistency. Validity, on the other hand, refers to whether a measurement measures what it is supposed to measure. Here, the tool is not measuring the actual hormone levels accurately, so it lacks validity. Qualitative measurements are non - numerical, and this is a numerical measurement situation so that option is not relevant.

Answer:

The first blank: reliable
The second blank: valid