The CS Response Strength Mind Window shows smooth changes in the psychological state of fear across trials. By contrast, the record of behavioral variables displayed in the Movement Ratio and Suppression Ratio windows is usually uneven rather than smooth. Which of the following best accounts for this difference?
a. The program that generates the trial-by-trial results (movement ratio and suppression ratio) is probabilistic.
b. Psychological variables are simpler than behavioral variables.
c. Behavioral variables are harder to measure than psychological variables.
d. Psychological variables are continuous, but behavioral variables are discontinuous (discrete).
a. The program that generates the trial-by-trial results (movement ratio and suppression ratio) is probabilistic.
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