Question

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its 3am and you are sound asleep in your dorm room. suddenly, the fire alarm goes off. everyone rushes out of their rooms expecting to see flames, but there is no fire. the alarm was set off by overcooked popcorn in the microwave.
according to signal detection theory, the smoke detector’s response in this situation is a
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Explanation:

In signal detection theory, a false alarm occurs when a detector responds to a non-target (non-signal) stimulus. Here, the smoke detector (fire alarm) activated to overcooked popcorn (no actual fire, so no fire signal), which fits this definition.

Answer:

False Alarm