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What Is Excessive Force? How Common Does It Occur

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What is excessive force? How common does it occur?


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False Alarm

An instance in which a warning or signal is given for a danger that fails to materialize, leading to an unnecessary or mistaken response.

Correct Rejection

In signal detection theory, the correct identification that a target stimulus is not present.

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without a person's conscious awareness.

Signal-detection Theory

A theory in psychology and cognitive science that explains how decision makers discern between important stimuli and background noise under conditions of uncertainty.

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