Karen, a candidate for the state police, fails the exam and does not qualify for training at the police academy. This is disappointing because Karen would have made a very good police officer. In signal-detection terms, what do this person's test results represent?

A) a miss
B) a correct negative
C) a false alarm
D) a hit

Signal-Detection Terms

Terms used in signal detection theory, a means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing patterns (signals) and random patterns that distract from the information (noise), in various fields like psychology and telecommunications.

Candidate

An individual who is being considered for a position, status, or undertaking, often in the context of elections or selection processes.