The Term "Decision Criterion" Refers to

question 341

Multiple Choice

The term "decision criterion" refers to

• A)the difference between an absolute and a difference threshold used to determine if a stimulus is present
• B)how certain a person must feel that a stimulus is present before saying that it is present
• C)the particular signal detection criteria a researcher used to determine an absolute threshold
• D)the particular signal detection criteria a researcher used to determine a difference threshold

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