David is holding a surprise birthday party for ellen and has asked fredo to stand outside his apartment door to signal when ellen is approaching. according to signal detection theory, if fredo is more concerned about noticing when ellen is approaching than about being incorrect, he is likely to adopt a decision criterion and thus have more than .

lax, false alarms, misses

Explanation: signal detection theory argues that the detection of a stimulus depends on both the intensity of the stimulus and the physical/psychological state of the individual. Basically, it’s state that we notice things based on how strong they are and on how much we're paying attention. According to signal detection theory, if fredo is more concerned about noticing when ellen is approaching than about being incorrect, he is likely to adopt a lax decision criterion and thus have more false alarms, than misses.

because he was a christian?

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