Alexis Is Participating in a Perception Experiment Where She Will

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Multiple Choice

Alexis is participating in a perception experiment where she will be paid $10 for every letter she sees flashed briefly on a computer screen. If Alexis says there is a letter but there is not, she is not penalized - she just does not receive $10 for those responses.
Given this situation, Alexis will do well financially to use a decision criterion.

• A) bold; she'll commit more false alarms but also increase her "hits"
• B) conservative; she'll commit more false alarms but also increase her "hits"
• C) bold; this will prevent making false alarms
• D) conservative; this will prevent making false alarms

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