A researcher is designing a signal detection experiment. She decides to tell a participant that she will lose a dollar for every miss she has, but she will not receive any reward for hits. In this instance, the researcher's manipulation of situational factors, such as the cost for a miss, will likely have an impact on the participant's _________.
A)stimulus response
B)decision criterion
C)characteristics
D)stimulus detection

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The manipulation of situational factors, such as the cost for a miss, is likely to impact the participant's decision criterion. This means the participant may adjust their threshold for deciding whether a signal is present or not, to avoid losing money, rather than affecting their actual ability to detect the stimulus.

A Researcher Is Designing a Signal Detection Experiment