Multiple Choice
What is a major advantage of signal-detection methods over traditional ways of measuring thresholds?
A) Signal-detection methods allow the investigator to distinguish between sensitivity effects and tendencies to respond too conservatively or too liberally.
B) Signal-detection methods allow the investigator to separate hits and misses from correct negatives and false alarms.
C) Signal-detection methods allow the investigator to introduce occasional "catch" trials to eliminate response biases.
D) Signal-detection methods allow the investigator to multiply the effects of sensitivity by the magnitude of the response bias.
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