In a signal-detection task, the participant says that he detects a signal when no signal was present. This is called a:
A) correct rejection.
B) miss.
C) hit.
D) false alarm.

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When a participant reports detecting a signal when there was none present, it is referred to as a false alarm. A correct rejection would be if the participant correctly reported that no signal was present, a miss would be if the participant failed to report a signal that was present, and a hit would be if the participant correctly reported a signal that was present.

In a Signal-Detection Task, the Participant Says That He Detects