In a Signal Detection Experiment,the Value of D` Is a Function

question 35

Multiple Choice

In a signal detection experiment,the value of d` is a function of

• A)the observer's sensitivity and the magnitude of the stimulus.
• B)the observer's decision criterion and the magnitude of the stimulus.
• C)the observer's sensitivity and decision criterion.

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Definitions:

Pyrimidines

One of the two classes of nitrogenous bases found in nucleic acids, including cytosine, thymine (in DNA), and uracil (in RNA).

Bacteriophages

Viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria.

Alfred Hershey

An American bacteriologist and geneticist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969 for his work on the genetics of viruses, including the famous Hershey-Chase experiment.

Martha Chase

An American geneticist who, along with Alfred Hershey, performed experiments confirming that DNA is the genetic material of life.