Karen, a candidate for the state police, fails the exam and does not qualify for training at the police academy. This is disappointing because Karen would have made a very good police officer. In signal-detection terms, what do this person's test results represent?
A) a miss
B) a correct negative
C) a false alarm
D) a hit

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Karen's test results represent a miss, which means she failed to detect the signal (qualifying for the police academy) when the signal was actually present (being a good police officer).

Karen, a Candidate for the State Police, Fails the Exam