Casey Is Participating in a Psychology Experiment Where He Is

question 69

Multiple Choice

Casey is participating in a psychology experiment where he is asked to indicate whether he heard a sound or did not hear a sound on successive testing trials.If Casey says he did not hear a sound,and no sound was presented,his response would be considered a __________ according to signal detection theory.

• A)true positive
• B)false positive
• C)false negative
• D)true negative

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Definitions:

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

Infant

A very young child or baby, typically from birth to one year of age, in the earliest stage of childhood.

False Belief Task

The false belief task is a psychological test used to assess a child's understanding that other people can hold beliefs that are different from their own, often used as a measure of theory of mind.

Theory Of Mind

The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, emotions, knowledge—to oneself and others and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own.