When interpreting medical diagnosis in terms of signal detection theory,which diagnostic result is equivalent to a miss?
A)true positive
B)false positive
C)false negative

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A miss occurs when the diagnostic test result is negative (i.e., no evidence of disease) when the patient actually has the disease. This corresponds to a false negative in signal detection theory. Therefore, the correct choice is C, false negative.

When Interpreting Medical Diagnosis in Terms of Signal Detection Theory,which