Mei-Ling Participated in an Experiment Where She Had to Press

question 60

Multiple Choice

Mei-Ling participated in an experiment where she had to press one button if she detected a visual stimulus and another button if she did not detect it. Five percent of the time Mei-Ling indicated a stimulus was present when it was not. From this information you can conclude that:

• A) Mei-Ling has a false alarm rate of 5%.
• B) Mei-Ling has 95% accuracy.
• C) Mei-Ling has a 5% correct rejection rate.
• D) Mei-Ling has a 5% miss rate.

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Definitions:

External Locus

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External Locus of Control

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