Alexis Is Participating in a Perception Experiment Where She Will

Multiple Choice

Alexis is participating in a perception experiment where she will be paid $10 for every letter she sees flashed briefly on a computer screen. If Alexis says there is a letter but there is not, she is not penalized - she just does not receive $10 for those responses. Given this situation, Alexis will do well financially to use a ______ decision criterion.

A) bold; this will prevent making false alarms
B) bold; she'll commit more false alarms but also increase her "hits"
C) conservative; she'll commit more false alarms but also increase her "hits"
D) conservative; this will prevent making false alarms