Dalton was sitting in the hallway outside his chemistry class. Some students said they thought they could smell smoke, but Dalton didn't smell anything. When they all checked the lab to see if there were any problems, everything was fine and nothing was burning. What would you call Dalton's response based on signal detection theory?

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Dalton did not detect a signal (smoke), and upon checking, confirmed that there was indeed no signal (nothing burning). Therefore, his response can be classified as a correct rejection.

Dalton Was Sitting in the Hallway Outside His Chemistry Class