Signal Detection Theory Is Based on Which of the Following

question 126

Multiple Choice

Signal detection theory is based on which of the following premises?

• A) People differ in their physiological sensitivity to weak signals.
• B) People differ in the amount of evidence they need to decide whether a weak signal was present.
• C) People who have the same physiological sensitivity to a signal may make different decisions about whether a signal was present.
• D) All of these.

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