This experiment tested a detection theory model of visual signal detection and recognition. The task employed a visual display consisting of analog gauges arranged in a horizontal line. The signals to be detected and identified were three unique patterns of gauge values embedded in noise. After viewing the display the observers either reported that any of the signals had occurred (1-of-m signal detection) or specified which of the signals (if any) had occurred (1-of-m signal recognition-detection). The results indicated that performance on 1-of-m recognition and detection tasks can be predicted from performance on the component single-signal detection tasks.
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