Sensation: Vision, Hearing, and Other Senses

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

False alarm rate Hits d'=2 d'=1 d'=0.3 ROC curves

Which curve indicates the GREATEST sensitivity (best signal detection)?

  • A

    The red curve closest to the diagonal

  • B

    The green curve farthest from the diagonal (d' = 2)

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  • C

    All curves indicate equal sensitivity

  • D

    The diagonal itself

Explanation

In ROC analysis, curves that bow farther toward the upper-left (away from the chance diagonal) reflect higher sensitivity (d'). The green curve here represents the best discrimination.

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