Michelle is participating in a REP study. She has put on a set of Grado headphones and is listening to stream of white noise. The experimenter has explained that every so often she will hear a quiet "click" in the noise and that she should press a button whenever she hears it. Michelle is very eager to please, and, as described in lecture, signal detection theory predicts that Michelle _______________ than study participants who are sensitive to the signal.
a. is likely to have more misses
b. is likely to have more false alarms.
c. is likely to have more correct rejections.
d. is likely to have fewer hits.
Answer: b. is likely to have more false alarms.
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