Sherlock, the dog, takes his job of protecting his owners' home very seriously. He sits at the window all day and barks whenever he perceives a threat. The problem is, often he barks at innocuous things like the rustling of the wind or a car door shutting a block away. In terms of detecting threats, Sherlock makes many _____ due to a _____ decision criterion.

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Sherlock is making false alarms because he is barking at harmless things, indicating that he has a liberal decision criterion, meaning he is more likely to respond to any perceived threat regardless of its validity. Therefore, the best choice is option C, which states "false alarms; liberal."

Sherlock, the Dog, Takes His Job of Protecting His Owners