Suppose You Are Participating in an Experiment to See If

question 11

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are participating in an experiment to see if people can detect very subtle emotional expressions on other people's faces.However, sometimes the image the experimenter shows you is blurry, and it is hard to distinguish whether or not you see an emotional expression.You decide that you will respond by indicating you have detected an emotion in a person's face, even when you are unsure.According to signal detection theory, which of the following two outcomes are you most likely to have?

• A)hits and misses
• B)misses and correct rejections
• C)hits and false alarms
• D)false alarms and correct rejections

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