Arlene goes to her closet to look for her pink cashmere sweater. She looks but doesn't see it and says "my sweater isn't in the closet." Later, her roommate finds the sweater in the closet. In the language of signal detection analysis, Arlene's statement is a _________.

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Arlene's statement is a "miss" because she failed to detect the presence of the sweater in the closet when it was actually there.

Arlene Goes to Her Closet to Look for Her Pink