In a signal-detection task, the participant says that she doesn't detect a signal and no signal was present. This is called a:
A) correct rejection.
B) false alarm.
C) miss.
D) hit.

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A correct rejection occurs when the participant correctly identifies the absence of a signal and reports that no signal was present. This is distinct from a false alarm (B), which occurs when the participant reports detecting a signal that was not present. A miss (C) occurs when the participant fails to detect a signal that was present. A hit (D) occurs when the participant correctly detects a signal that was present.

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