A jury's verdict risks either convicting an innocent person or freeing a guilty person.In the terminology of signal-detection theory,convicting an innocent person is which of the following?
A)A correct rejection
B)A hit
C)A false alarm
D)A miss

Question

A jury's verdict risks either convicting an innocent person or freeing a guilty person.In the terminology of signal-detection theory,convicting an innocent person is which of the following?​
A)A correct rejection
B)​A hit
C)​A false alarm
D)​A miss

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A false alarm in signal-detection theory refers to a situation where a signal is detected even though it is absent. In the context of jury verdicts, convicting an innocent person is like falsely detecting the presence of guilt in a defendant.

A Jury's Verdict Risks Either Convicting an Innocent Person or Freeing