Signal detection theory assumes that ________

a. a person's ability to detect a stimulus depends only on the stimulus.
b. people will always be biased toward thinking the stimulus was not there, even if it was.
c. a person's response depends on the stimulus and on a decision about it.
d. people will always be biased toward thinking the stimulus was there, even if it wasn't.

Answer: c

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