John is measuring the amount of time it takes for people to make a choice between two options regarding what to select for lunch to infer the strength of their preferences for one alternative over the other.John is measuring response ____.
A)lag
B)interval
C)latency
D)bias

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Latency refers to the amount of time it takes for someone to respond to a stimulus or task. In this case, John is measuring the amount of time it takes for people to make a choice, which is a measure of response latency. Response lag refers to a delay in responding, response interval refers to the time between responses, and response bias refers to a systematic error in how someone responds.

John Is Measuring the Amount of Time It Takes for People