Susan Is Participating in a Signal Detection Study on Hearing

question 168

Multiple Choice

Susan is participating in a signal detection study on hearing. Susan just said that she was able to hear a sound and in fact, a sound actually was presented to her. Susan's response would be an example of a

• A)correct rejection
• B)stimuli threshold
• C)miss
• D)hit

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