A false positive refers to the phenomenon of participants dropping out of a research study because they have benefited in some way or perhaps because they lose interest.

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A false positive refers to a result that is incorrectly identified as positive (e.g. a medical test indicating a disease when the person is actually healthy). Participants dropping out of a study due to benefit or disinterest would be considered dropout or attrition, not a false positive.

A False Positive Refers to the Phenomenon of Participants Dropping