A transport safety board is investigating the reaction times of train drivers to emergency signals. They are comparing two data collection methods: using a desktop-based simulator in a quiet testing lab, and using eye-tracking sensors on drivers during actual scheduled passenger journeys.
Explain what is meant by:
the reliability of these measurement methods,
the ecological validity of this investigation.
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