A participant in a signal detection study has the tendency to be bold in her decisions regarding the presence of a target stimulus. As a result, she has more hits, but she also has more false alarms. This example demonstrates how _______________.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The participant's boldness, a characteristic of the participant, affects her decision-making threshold or criterion, leading to more hits and false alarms. This illustrates how participant characteristics can influence their decision criterion in signal detection tasks.

A Participant in a Signal Detection Study Has the Tendency