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amal · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Sophia is participating in a psychology experiment that is studying the nature of problem solving strategies.

As part of the study, Sophia is asked to spend several minutes trying to solve various word problems. Following these problems, she is asked to complete a written questionnaire that asks questions related to her thought process as she was engaged in problem solving. This questionnaire represents a __________ measure of covert behavior.

a. physiological
b. psychophysical
c. self-report
d. difference threshold

Question 2

A lie detector makes use of the polygraph, which assesses a subject's heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and galvanic skin response. Given these measures, then, we can say that the polygraph is a(n) __________ measure of lying behavior.

a. overt
b. covert
c. reactivity
d. psychophysical