What Limitations of the Procedures to Measure Absolute Thresholds and Difference

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Essay

What limitations of the procedures to measure absolute thresholds and difference thresholds were addressed by signal detection theory? Explain the way in which signal detection theory divides the detection of a sensory signal into two processes,giving specific details about the possible outcomes based on these processes.How would this method have a real-world application in the training of air-traffic controllers?

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