correct detection

5.05  correct detection. A “signal-plus-noise” response (output) following a “signal-plus-noise” stimulus (input) occurring in a detection task during a specified observation interval.

Annotation 1      A correct detection and a false dismissal are mutually exclusive for a “signal-plus-noise” stimulus.

Annotation 2      The task could involve a signal-present or no-signal condition in the case of detection in quiet.