Therbligs:
A) were invented by Frederick W. Taylor.
B) were used during the scientific management era and are no longer in use.
C) are hyperactive rodent-like pets, whose name is associated with time standards.
D) were named by Frank Gilbreth.
E) are .0006 minutes in length.

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Therbligs were named and categorized by Frank Gilbreth, not Frederick W. Taylor. They were used not only during the scientific management era, but are still utilized today in industries such as manufacturing and healthcare. They are not pets and are not associated with time standards in that sense. The length of a therblig is not fixed at .0006 minutes; rather, a therblig is a unit of motion or action in a task analysis.