Mei-Ling participated in an experiment where she had to press one button if she detected a visual stimulus and another button if she did not detect it. Five percent of the time Mei-Ling indicated a stimulus was present when it was not. From this information you can conclude that:
A) Mei-Ling has a false alarm rate of 5%.
B) Mei-Ling has 95% accuracy.
C) Mei-Ling has a 5% correct rejection rate.
D) Mei-Ling has a 5% miss rate.

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The statement "Five percent of the time Mei-Ling indicated a stimulus was present when it was not" is referring to a false alarm. Therefore, the correct choice is A, Mei-Ling has a false alarm rate of 5%.

Mei-Ling Participated in an Experiment Where She Had to Press