On Monday,Manuel Interviewed for a Job That He Really Wants

On Monday,Manuel interviewed for a job that he really wants.The interviewer told Manuel that he would call on Friday to tell Manuel if he got the job.On late Friday afternoon,Manuel is in the shower,straining to hear the phone above the noise of the water.Whenever he hears a sound,he thinks it is the phone.Manuel is showing ________ ,a concept described in ________.

A) response bias; opponent-process theory
B) sensory adaptation; opponent-process theory
C) response bias; signal detection theory
D) sensory adaptation; signal detection theory

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