Casey is participating in a psychology experiment where he is asked to indicate whether he heard a sound or did not hear a sound on successive testing trials.If Casey says he did not hear a sound,and a sound was presented,his response would be considered a __________ according to signal detection theory.
A)true positive
B)false positive
C)false negative
D)true negative

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In signal detection theory, a "false negative" occurs when a signal is present but the participant fails to detect it, which is the case when Casey says he did not hear a sound when a sound was actually presented.

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