David is holding a surprise birthday party for Ellen and has asked Fredo to stand outside his apartment door to signal when Ellen is approaching. According to signal detection theory, if Fredo is more concerned about noticing when Ellen is approaching than about being incorrect, he is likely to adopt a _____ decision criterion and thus have more _____ than _____.

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Fredo's concern about noticing Ellen's approach over being incorrect leads him to adopt a lax decision criterion, which increases the likelihood of false alarms (thinking Ellen is approaching when she is not) over misses (failing to notice when Ellen is actually approaching).

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