easy · MCAT psych-soc
In a behavioral study, a participant is tasked with detecting a faint tone amidst background noise. According to signal detection theory, if the participant reports hearing a tone when no tone was actually played, this outcome is classified as a:
- Hit
- False alarm
- Correct rejection
- Miss
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