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false alarm  

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  • In signal detection theory applied to recognition, a false alarm consists of mistakenly recognizing information that was not presented during the study. With hits, false alarms are the basis for the calculation of the d' and ß indices and the construction of ROC curves.

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  • • Rotello, C. M. (2017). Signal detection theories of recognition memory. In J. T. Wixted (Ed.), Learning and Memory : A Comprehensive Reference (pp. 201‑225). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21044-4

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  • Frank Arnould

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