The security guards at a concert have to search everyone who enters the area for cameras, and they confiscate each camera. Most people searched did not have cameras, and therefore, according to signal detection research, the security guards committed many ___________.

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False alarms occur when a non-target (in this case, people without cameras) is incorrectly identified as a target (people with cameras). Since most people did not have cameras, the security guards mistakenly identifying them as having cameras would be false alarms.

The Security Guards at a Concert Have to Search Everyone