In a Signal-Detection Task, the Participant Says That She Doesn't

question 373

Multiple Choice

In a signal-detection task, the participant says that she doesn't detect a signal and no signal was present. This is called a:

• A) correct rejection.
• B) false alarm.
• C) miss.
• D) hit.

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Definitions:

Loam

Soil with roughly equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay.

Silt

Fine-grained soil or sediment with particles smaller than sand and larger than clay, often carried by water and deposited as sediment.

Clay

A natural, earthy material composed of fine-grained minerals, often used in pottery, bricks, and sculpture, known for its plasticity when moist.

Gymnosperms

A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, characterized by their naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary.